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Located in: Primarily Herkimer County (see below). A portion of Fort Plain extends into Montgomery County.

Typical Abbreviation: Ft. Plain

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

Telephone Area Codes: 518 & 838<1>

Elevation: 340 feet [103.63 m] above sea level<2>

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	2,232 (3.88% decrease since 2010)
2010:	2,322 (1.49% increase since 2000)
2000:	2,288

Total Area:<4> 1.4 sq. miles [3.6 km²] - of which 4.06% is water (0.06 sq. miles [0.1 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 1,112

Websites for Fort Plain

Chamber of Commerce: www.montgomerycountyny.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

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

Lat: 42.931600° (or 42°55'53" N)

Lon: -74.627700° (or -74°37'39" W)

USGS Topo Map: Fort Plain<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Fort Plain

GNIS ID: 2390847

FIPS State / Place Code: 36 / 26924

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

About Herkimer County

The village of Herkimer is the County Seat for Herkimer County.

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

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	61,319 (4.89% decrease since 2010)
2010	64,470
2000:	64,427

Total Area: 1,457 sq. miles [3,776.1 km²] - of which 3.19% is water (46.49 sq. miles [120.4 km²])

Housing Units: 33,381

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

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Herkimer

GNIS ID: 974120

FIPS State / County Code: 36 / 043

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

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 Fort Plain)

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 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Fort Plain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Fort Plain 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 Fort Plain - 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 Fort Plain. 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 Fort Plain, 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 Fort Plain.