Saranac Lake, New York

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The village of Saranac Lake is located in the Adirondacks.

Saranac Lake is primarily located in Franklin County. A portion of Saranac Lake extends into Essex County.

Typical abbreviation for Saranac Lake: Saranac Lk.

The community of Saranac Lake is 470 feet [143.26 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Saranac Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Saranac Lake, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Saranac Lake had a population of 5,041 people^<2> (or 9.87% of the total population of Franklin County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Saranac Lake had a population of 4,809 people. This is a decrease of 4.6% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Saranac Lake.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Altamont	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Brighton	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,539	8.5% decrease
	Franklin	N	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,218	1.75% increase
	Harrietstown	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	5,535	0.72% decrease
	Keene	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	1,025	3.57% decrease
	Lake Placid	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,750	4.25% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Saranac Lake.

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Saranac Lake. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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