Lake Carmel, New York

Lake Carmel, New York
NY Route 311 crossing Lake Carmel
Location in Putnam County and the state of New York.
Location in Putnam County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 41°27′37″N 73°39′42″W / 41.46028°N 73.66167°W / 41.46028; -73.66167
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyPutnam
Area
 • Total5.56 sq mi (14.39 km2)
 • Land5.22 sq mi (13.53 km2)
 • Water0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2)
Elevation
801 ft (244 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total8,069
 • Density1,544.31/sq mi (596.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
10512
Area code845
FIPS code36-40398
GNIS feature ID0954900
Lake Carmel from the junction of New York State Routes 52 and 311

Lake Carmel is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Kent in Putnam County, New York, United States. The home of over half of the town of Kent's population of 8,282,[2] the hamlet is centered around Lake Carmel, a 1.6 mile long manmade lake in the southeastern corner of the township and just north of hamlet of Carmel within the town of Carmel.

The lake and surrounding community was developed by the Smadbeck brothers, who excavated and dammed a swamp in the 1920s and sold lots through the now-defunct New York Daily Mirror. The hamlet is the seat of the volunteer Lake Carmel Fire Department; its fire district covers the eastern half of the township, and of the Kent town government.[clarification needed]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Lake Carmel CDP, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 14, 2012.