Fort Drum, New York

About Fort Drum

Set in the northern part of New York, Fort Drum is a small unincorporated community.

Fort Drum holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 14.34 square miles.

📰 Fort Drum News Today

• Schumer urges Army to place nuclear microreactor at Fort Drum WWNY · Aug 18
• Thunder Challenge 2026 moody.af.mil · Aug 18
• Competitors Display Resilience, Teamwork at Fort Drum's Mountain Mudder U.S. Department of War (.gov) · Aug 17
• Resilience, teamwork on display at Fort Drum’s Mountain Mudder army.mil · Aug 14
• News - Fort Drum FAP promotes safety during Family Car Show DVIDS · Aug 17

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fort Drum Unique

• The only place in America named Fort Drum — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fort Drum

• Buster's Brew Pub — regional

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• 10th Mountain Division & Fort Drum Museum · Museum
• 10th Mountain Division Historical Collection · Museum
• Fort Drum MWR · Attraction
• LeRay Mansion · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fort Drum

• Remington Park reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fort Drum

🏘️ Nearby Communities