Tupper Lake, New York | |
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Coordinates: 44°14′0″N 74°27′57″W / 44.23333°N 74.46583°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Franklin County |
Area | |
• Total | 2.14 sq mi (5.53 km2) |
• Land | 2.09 sq mi (5.42 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
Elevation | 1,545 ft (471 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,282 |
• Density | 1,569.58/sq mi (605.94/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 12986 |
Area code | 518 |
FIPS code | 36-75671 |
GNIS feature ID | 977539 |
Website | www |
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]