Old Forge, New York
Old Forge, New York | |
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Souvenir shop in Old Forge, 1973 | |
Old Forge Old Forge | |
| Coordinates: 43°42′23″N 74°58′09″W / 43.70639°N 74.96917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Herkimer |
| Town | Webb |
| Settled | 1798 |
| Incorporated | October 1903 |
| Dissolved | March 31, 1936 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.97 sq mi (5.09 km2) |
| • Land | 1.79 sq mi (4.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,857 ft (566 m) |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 727 |
| • Density | 407.0/sq mi (157.15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 13420 |
| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-54639 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2631633 |
Old Forge is a hamlet (and census-designated place) on New York State Route 28 in the town of Webb in Herkimer County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Old Forge had a population of 727. Old Forge was formerly a village but dissolved its incorporation in 1936,; it remains the principal community in the region. As one of the western gateway communities of the Adirondack Park, Old Forge has an extensive business district primarily directed at tourism, especially during the summer months. The local school is the Town of Webb UFSD, a K–12 institution with the Timberwolves as its mascot (changed from Eskimos in 2023). Old Forge often records the lowest winter temperatures in New York. On February 17, 1979, the record low temperature for New York was set in Old Forge at −52 °F (−47 °C).