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

• Community Information Exchange Oct. 2026 :: Fort Drum Army.mil · Oct 7
• Meet Fort Drum’s new commander WWNY · Oct 8
• Fort Drum welcomes new commanding general in change of command ceremony nny360.com · Oct 8
• Fort Drum and 10th Mountain Division welcomes new commanding general Army.mil · Oct 8
• What nuclear power brings to Fort Drum and North Country Spectrum News · Sep 22

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 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 · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 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

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Fort Drum

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