Welcome to North Pole ...
North Pole is located in the Adirondacks.
North Pole is located in Essex County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for North Pole: N. Pole
North Pole is 1,710 feet [521 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: North Pole lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for North Pole: 518 & 838<3>
Communities Also Named North Pole ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named North Pole - they are located in Alaska, Colorado, Idaho, Oklahoma and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Pole.
Communities near North Pole ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Pole.
- Saranac Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Placid
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Village of Keeseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village of Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village of Keeseville
- Village of Keeseville is located in Clinton County
- Estimated population in 2015: 1,750 people
- Keeseville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keeseville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeseville
- Keeseville is located in Essex County
- Estimated population in 2016: 1,743 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keeseville <4>
- Upper Jay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Brook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Brook
- Black Brook is located in Clinton County
- Franklin Falls
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Falls
- Franklin Falls is located in Franklin County
- Jay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North Jay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Jay
- North Jay is located in Essex County
- Alder Brook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alder Brook. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Brook
- Alder Brook is located in Franklin County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around North Pole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Pole.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of North Pole. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around North Pole.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around North Pole. See our Newspapers Page for North Pole.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Pole ...
Looking for more information about North Pole? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for North Pole, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for North Pole.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around North Pole - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 North Pole area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the North Pole area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |