
Phoenicia is a hamlet of Shandaken in Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 268 at the 2020 census, making it the second highest populated community in the town.
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About Phoenicia
Phoenicia is a small unincorporated community in central New York.
Phoenicia holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.46 square miles.
📰 Phoenicia News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Phoenicia Unique
- The only place in America named Phoenicia — 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.
- Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.
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 10 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Phoenicia
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Phoenicia
- Bettina — breakfast (café)
- Brio's — pizza
- Foxfire Bar Room — american
- Phoenicia Diner — diner
- Phoenicia Pizza 28 — pizza
- Spa Bites — health food (café)
- The Phoenician Steakhouse — steak house
- The Pines
- Woodnotes Grille — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Empire State Railway Museum · Museum
- James Cox Gallery at Woodstock · Art gallery
- Rail Explorers · Attraction
- Varga Gallery · Art gallery
- World's Largest Kaleidoscope · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Phoenicia
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Phoenicia
- PHOENICIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.