Elmira is a town in Chemung County, New York, United States.

[2] The town is in the south-central part of the county, in the Southern Tier of New York.

The Sullivan Expedition of 1779 passed through the area and fought the British at the Battle of Newtown in the southern part of the current town.

[3] The Chemung River, a tributary of the Susquehanna River, forms part of the southern town line, and Newtown Creek partly divides the town from the city of Elmira.

The Southern Tier Expressway (Interstate 86 and NY Route 17) passes through the town in a northwest-southeast direction.

New York State Route 352 passes through the south part of the town and into the city of Elmira.