Brasher Falls, New York

Brasher Falls, New York
Brasher Falls is located in New York
Brasher Falls
Brasher Falls
Brasher Falls is located in the United States
Brasher Falls
Brasher Falls
Coordinates: 44°48′27″N 74°46′27″W / 44.80750°N 74.77417°W / 44.80750; -74.77417
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySt. Lawrence
TownBrasher
Area
 • Total1.74 sq mi (4.52 km2)
 • Land1.64 sq mi (4.25 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.26 km2)
Elevation
290 ft (90 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total674
 • Density410.23/sq mi (158.43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
13613
Area code(s)315/680
FIPS code36-07960
GNIS feature ID2584244[2]

Brasher Falls is the largest hamlet and a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Brasher in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 669.

The community is in northeastern St. Lawrence County, in the southwestern corner of the town of Brasher. It is bordered to the west by Winthrop in the town of Stockholm, and to the south by the town of Lawrence. It sits on both sides of the St. Regis River, which drops 25 feet (7.6 m) in elevation through the hamlet, on its way north to join the St. Lawrence River in Quebec, Canada.

New York State Route 11C runs through Brasher Falls, leading southwest through Winthrop 4 miles (6 km) to U.S. Route 11 in Stockholm Center, and 7 miles (11 km) east and south to rejoin Route 11 at Coteys Corner in Lawrence. Massena is 11 miles (18 km) to the north, Malone is 33 miles (53 km) to the east, and Potsdam is 14 miles (23 km) to the southwest.

The Dr. Buck–Stevens House, an octagon house listed on the National Register of Historic Places, is on West Main Street in the hamlet.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Brasher Falls Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.