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Located in: Jefferson County (see below)

Time Zone: Carthage lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 315 & 680<1>

Elevation: 790 feet [240.79 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Carthage)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	3,326 (11.24% decrease since 2010)
2010:	3,747 (0.7% increase since 2000)
2000:	3,721

Total Area:<4> 2.68 sq. miles [6.9 km²] - of which 6.35% is water (0.17 sq. miles [0.4 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 1,616

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Carthage:

Lat: 43.984400° (or 43°59'3" N)

Lon: -75.602400° (or -75°36'8" W)

USGS Topo Map: Carthage<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Carthage

GNIS ID: 2391582

FIPS State / Place Code: 36 / 12683

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Carthage)

About Jefferson County

The village of Watertown is the County Seat for Jefferson County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Jefferson)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	109,834 (5.8% decrease since 2010)
2010	116,592 (4.34% increase since 2000)
2000:	111,738

Total Area: 1,857 sq. miles [4,810.2 km²] - of which 31.69% is water (588 sq. miles [1,524.5 km²])

Housing Units: 57,966

Official Website: https://www.jeffersoncountyny.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Jefferson

GNIS ID: 974121

FIPS State / County Code: 36 / 045

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Carthage)

About New York

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	19,463,131 (0.44% increase since 2010)
2010:	19,378,102 (2.12% increase since 2000)
2000:	18,976,457

Websites for State of New York

Official Website: https://www.ny.gov/

Tourism: https://www.iloveny.com/

Parks: https://parks.ny.gov/

Fishing: https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing

Hunting: https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New York

GNIS ID: 1779796

FIPS State: 36

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Carthage)

Footnotes ...

<1>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 315 code has been Overlayed with the 680 area code. New phone numbers in the Carthage area will be assigned with one of these codes: 315 or 680. As a result, placing a call in the Carthage area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Carthage - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Carthage. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Carthage, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Carthage.