Newcomb New York Map

About Newcomb, New York

Newcomb is a locality in Essex County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 460. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Newcomb is located at 43.9695°N, 74.1646°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12852.

Newcomb lies cradled by the rugged beauty of the Adirondack Mountains, a place where the wild spirit of the north country asserts itself with quiet persistence. It lies 21.6 miles south-southwest of North Elba, NY (from North Elba, NY: bearing 209°T), and is situated 23.0 miles southeast of Tupper Lake. The Fishing Brook, a vein of clear, cold water, meanders through this landscape, its passage marked by the gentle murmur of currents over smooth stones and the occasional, fleeting flash of a darting trout. To the west, the imposing presence of the Adirondack Mountains rises, their ancient peaks often veiled in a soft, ethereal mist that lends a sense of profound age to the surrounding terrain. The air here carries the crisp scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrance that deepens with the encroaching twilight, and the vast expanse of the Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest presses in, a verdant sea of spruce and fir that seems to breathe with the land. This corner of New York, though miles inland, retains a subtle resonance of the coast, a phantom echo of Kellers Bay and the tides that once shaped a different world, a whisper carried on the wind that sweeps down from the north. The economy of Newcomb has long been tied to the bounty of its surroundings, its history marked by the logging camps and the quiet toil of those who worked the forests, a legacy that still informs the character of its people. The nearby Ord Falls, a cascade of white water tumbling over granite, has been a landmark for generations, a place where the raw power of nature is on full display, and the stillness of Belden Lake offers a tranquil counterpoint, its surface reflecting the ever-changing moods of the Adirondack sky.

About This Newcomb Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newcomb, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.969507, -74.164595. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Newcomb and Essex County.

Detailed location data for Newcomb includes the ZIP code (12852), telephone area code (845), county seat of Essex County (Elizabethtown), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Newcomb is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.