Colton, New York

About Colton

Colton, NY is a small unincorporated community located in northern New York.

Officially, Colton is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.66 square miles.

📰 Colton News Today

• Barbara M. Thomas, 91, of Colton WWNY · Oct 10
• Colleen Margaret Fisher, 81, Colton North Country Now · Oct 7
• Colton Sissons | Post Game vs. New York Islanders | September 30, 2026 NHL.com · Sep 30
• Colton, NY Weather Forecast – Hourly & 15-Day SpaceRef · Sep 17
• Colton Sissons with a Goal vs. New York Islanders Yahoo Sports · Sep 30

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New York headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Colton Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Colton

• RMR Bar & Grill

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Cathedral Grove · Attraction
• Lucy's Hole · Attraction
• The Narrows · Attraction
• The Tub · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Colton

• Glenmeal State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• High Flats State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Higley Flow State Park reviews ★
• Snow Bowl State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Taylor Creek State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Seven Springs reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Colton

• COLTON-PIERREPONT CENTRAL SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Colton

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