Lake Placid, New York

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Burlington (VT). It is located about 39 miles [62 km] to the east of Lake Placid and has a population of 38,889 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Plattsburgh. It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the northeast of Lake Placid and has a population of 18,816 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altamont	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
	Malone	NW	37 mi [59.5 km]	14,783	1.32% decrease
	North Elba	SW	Less than 2 mi	8,856	2.25% increase
	Peru	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	6,882	8.04% increase
	Plattsburgh	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	11,764	5.13% increase
	Tupper Lake	W	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
	Colchester (VT)	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	17,237	1.48% increase
	Essex Junction (VT)	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	9,056	5.41% increase
	Essex (VT)	E	48 mi [77.2 km]	19,649	5.49% increase
	Middlebury (VT)	SE	47 mi [75.6 km]	8,271	1.08% increase
	Milton (VT)	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	10,714	13.03% increase
	Shelburne (VT)	E	37 mi [59.5 km]	7,146	2.91% increase
	South Burlington (VT)	E	41 mi [66 km]	17,574	11.13% increase
	Williston (VT)	E	45 mi [72.4 km]	8,430	10.2% increase
	Winooski (VT)	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	6,429	2.01% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Au Sable Forks	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Black Brook	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,700	2.41% increase
	Brighton	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,539	8.5% decrease
	Elizabethtown	E	19 mi [30.58 km]	1,249	5.02% decrease
	Franklin	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,218	1.75% increase
	Harrietstown	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	5,535	0.72% decrease
	Jay	NE	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,330	1.04% increase
	Keene	SE	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,025	3.57% decrease
	Lewis	E	20 mi [32.19 km]	1,151	4.08% decrease
	Newcomb	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	472	1.87% decrease
	North Elba	SE	3 mi [4.83 km]	---
	North Hudson	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	273	2.63% increase
	Saint Armand	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,259	4.69% decrease
	Saranac Lake	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	4,809	4.6% decrease
	Wilmington	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,162	2.74% increase

Essex County

Lake Placid is located in Essex County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Essex: Clinton, Chittenden (VT), Addison (VT), Washington, Warren, Hamilton and Franklin. Although it doesn't share a border with Essex, Saint Lawrence it is close to Lake Placid.

Below are counties that are near Lake Placid (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Lake Placid:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Lake Placid
	Clinton County	N	West Kilns	11 miles [17 km]
	Franklin County	NW	Saranac Lake	7 miles [11 km]
	Hamilton County	SW	Long Lake	30 miles [48 km]
	Saint Lawrence County	NW	Madawaska	25 miles [40 km]
	Warren County	S	Adirondack	37 miles [59 km]
	Addison County (VT)	SE	Chimney Point (VT)	32 miles [51 km]
	Chittenden County (VT)	E	Essex Ferry (VT)	32 miles [51 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<3>

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