Allegany County is located in the Southern Tier of Western New York in an eroded plateau of the Allegany Mountains, approximately 40-70 miles due south of Rochester. The rural county is served by 29 post offices.

A geologic feature is that Allegany is the only county in the State that is home to three primary watershed headwaters: The Allegany, Susquehanna and Genesee Rivers. Respectively they end in the Gulf of Mexico via the Mississippi River, Chesapeake Bay and the St. Lawrence River.

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Main Industries: Education: There are four higher education facilities including: Alfred University, Alfred State College, Houghton College and New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.

Land: The highest point in the county is Alma Hill with an elevation of 2,548 feet above sea level. This is the highest point west of the Catskill Mountains in New York State. The highest point of Interstate 86 is located in the Town of West Almond with an elevation of 2,110 feet. This is also believed to be the highest point of any interstate in New York State. The Genesee River bisects the county from south to north and is extremely popular with canoeists and the river abounds in smallmouth bass, trout and panfish.

County Administrator: Carissa M. Knapp

Chairperson, Board of Legislators: Curtis W. Crandall

• Alfred, Town of
• Alfred, Village of
• Allen, Town of
• Alma, Town of
• Almond, Town of
• Almond, Village of
• Amity, Town of
• Andover, Town of
• Andover, Village of
• Angelica, Town of
• Angelica, Village of
• Belmont, Village of
• Bolivar, Town of
• Bolivar, Village of
• Burns, Town of
• Canaseraga, Village of
• Caneadea, Town of
• Centerville, Town of
• Clarksville, Town of
• Cuba, Town of
• Cuba, Village of
• Friendship, Town of
• Genesee, Town of
• Granger, Town of
• Grove, Town of
• Hume, Town of
• Independence, Town of
• New Hudson, Town
• Richburg, Village of
• Rushford, Town of
• Scio, Town of
• Ward, Town of
• Wellsville, Town of
• Wellsville, Village of
• West Almond, Town of
• Willing, Town of
• Writ, Town of