Plattekill, New York

About Plattekill

Plattekill, NY is a small unincorporated community located in central New York.

Plattekill holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.77 square miles.

📰 Plattekill News Today

• Passenger bus rolls over on New York State Thruway in Plattekill, Ulster County; 10 people injured ABC7 New York · Jul 21
• Las Villas of Plattekill and Ulster County New York Almanack · May 29
• Bus rolls over on New York State Thruway in Ulster County WSTM · Jul 21
• Plattekill Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• At least 10 injured after bus rollover on Thruway in Ulster Co. NEWS10 ABC · Jul 21

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Plattekill Unique

• The only place in America named Plattekill — 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Plattekill

• Hemlock Ridge Multiple Use Area reviews ★
• Ulster Forest Preserve Detached Parcel · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Plattekill

• PLATTEKILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

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

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🗺️ Map of Plattekill

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