Latham, New York

About Latham

Latham is a small unincorporated community in eastern New York.

Officially, Latham is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.78 square miles.

📰 Latham News Today

• Latham Aldi grand opening draws hundreds as food prices rise NEWS10 ABC · Oct 8
• Latham Advises Skydance in Completed Acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery Latham & Watkins LLP · Oct 6
• Lourdes Healy Obituary (2026) - Latham, NY - Albany Times Union Legacy | Obituary · Oct 8
• NY Army Guard Major General Michel Natali retires after almost 40 years of service Army.mil · Oct 5
• House of the Week: Latham contemporary with spacious layout, dramatic great room Times Union · Oct 7

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Latham Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern 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 3 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Latham

• Ala Shanghai — asian
• Applebee's — american
• Celadon Thai Restaurant — thai
• Chuck E. Cheese — pizza
• DinerTime — diner
• Don Juan's Mexican Grill & Cantina — mexican
• Inferno Pizzeria — pizza
• J's Kitchen — chinese
• JJ Rafferty's Bar & Grill
• Latham 76 Diner — diner

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Chuck E. Cheese

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Latham

• Burns Whitney Park reviews ★
• Fox Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Latham Kiwanis Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Latham

• BLUE CREEK SCHOOL
• FORTS FERRY SCHOOL
• LATHAM RIDGE SCHOOL
• SHAKER HIGH SCHOOL
• SHAKER MIDDLE SCHOOL

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

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🗺️ Map of Latham

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