Tupper Lake (village), New York

Tupper Lake, New York
Raquette Pond
Raquette Pond
Tupper Lake is located in New York
Tupper Lake
Tupper Lake
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 44°14′0″N 74°27′57″W / 44.23333°N 74.46583°W / 44.23333; -74.46583
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyFranklin County
Area
 • Total2.14 sq mi (5.53 km2)
 • Land2.09 sq mi (5.42 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
1,545 ft (471 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,282
 • Density1,569.58/sq mi (605.94/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12986
Area code518
FIPS code36-75671
GNIS feature ID977539
Websitewww.tupperlakeny.gov

Tupper Lake is a village in Franklin County, New York, United States. The population was 3,282 at the 2020 census.[2] The village is located within the boundaries of the Adirondack Park, west of Lake Placid. Along with nearby Saranac Lake, these three villages make up what is known as the Tri-Lakes region.

The village of Tupper Lake is in the town of Tupper Lake, called Altamont before 2004. The town and the village are in the southwestern part of the county. It is named for 11,000-acre Tupper Lake, two miles south of the village.

The Wild Center, a 54,000 square feet (5,000 m2) natural history center, is on a 31 acres (130,000 m2) campus. The Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory is on the north side of town.[3]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001), Tupper Lake village, New York". American FactFinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ^ Grayson, Margaret. "Stargazing at the Adirondack Sky Center & Observatory". Seven Days. Retrieved April 14, 2021.