Explore North Ballston Spa, New York, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the North Ballston Spa, NY street map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for North Ballston Spa, New York. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
Drag the map to pan to any area of New York or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of North Ballston Spa and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to North Ballston Spa.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | North Ballston Spa |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Saratoga |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 43.000909 |
| Longitude | -73.849011 |
| Population | 1,299 |
| Density | 536.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code(s) | 12020 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| County Seat | Ballston Spa |
| School District | Ballston Spa Central School District |
North Ballston Spa is a locality in Saratoga County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,299. The population density is 536.4 people per km². North Ballston Spa is located at 43.0009°N, 73.8490°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12020.
North Ballston Spa rests within Saratoga County, a place where the broad, fertile plains begin to softly gather themselves into the rolling terrain that hints at the distant Adirondack foothills. It lies 3.5 miles northwest of Malta, NY (from Malta, NY: bearing 306°T), and is situated 6.5 miles south-southwest of Saratoga Springs. The landscape here is a gentle unfolding of green fields, punctuated by stands of mature hardwood trees whose leaves, in autumn, ignite the air with a vibrant, fleeting fire. Creeks, like serpentine ribbons of cool, clear water, meander through the countryside, feeding into larger waterways that have shaped the land for millennia. The air itself carries a crisp, clean scent, especially after a rain, a mixture of damp earth and the sweet, resinous perfume of pine. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, often falls in broad, golden swathes, illuminating the textures of the land – the rough bark of an oak, the smooth, worn stones along a streambed, the velvety sheen of new grass. The history of North Ballston Spa is intertwined with the broader narrative of upstate New York’s agricultural roots and its subsequent evolution. Once a bustling hub for local commerce, its economy has shifted from the agrarian rhythms of its founding years to a more diversified present, still honoring its farming heritage while embracing modern enterprise. The legacy of the mineral springs that once drew travelers and convalescents to the wider Ballston Spa area can still be felt, a subtle whisper of a bygone era of health and leisure. Today, North Ballston Spa retains a character that is both grounded and forward-looking, a place where the quiet hum of daily life is punctuated by the distant calls of migrating birds and the steady pulse of a community connected to its past and present.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North Ballston Spa, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.000909, -73.849011. 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 North Ballston Spa and Saratoga County.
Detailed location data for North Ballston Spa includes the ZIP code (12020), telephone area code (518), county seat of Saratoga County (Ballston Spa), and school district assignment (Ballston Spa Central School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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 North Ballston Spa is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |