East Avon is a

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and

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(CDP) in the

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of Avon, Livingston County,

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, United States. The population was 608 at the 2010 census.

History

The First Presbyterian Church of Avon, at the northeast corner of the central intersection in the hamlet, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.

Geography

East Avon is in northern Livingston County, in the northeastern part of the town of Avon. U.S. Route 20 and

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pass concurrently through the community, leading west to the village of Avon and east to

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. State Route 15 crosses Routes 20 and 5 in the center of East Avon, leading south to Lakeville and north to Rochester.

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passes east of East Avon, with access from Exit 10 onto Routes 20 and 5. I-390 leads north to Rochester and south to Interstate 86 in Avoca. According to the

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, the East Avon CDP has an area of , all land.

Demographics

References

Hamlets in New York (state) Census-designated places in New York (state) Census-designated places in Livingston County, New York Hamlets in Livingston County, New York {{LivingstonCountyNY-geo-stub