Star Lake, New York

About Star Lake

Set in the northern part of New York, Star Lake is a small unincorporated community.

Star Lake holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.34 square miles.

📰 Star Lake News Today

• NY's smallest hospital in Star Lake survives as rural healthcare struggles | NCPR News North Country Public Radio · Aug 27
• Elinor Joan (Kerr) Leffert, 96, of Star Lake WWNY · Jul 6
• Phyllis A. Gaurin, 68, Star Lake North Country Now · Jun 9
• Lorraine Giardino Obituary (2026) - Star Lake, NY - French Family Funeral Home - Star Lake Legacy | Obituary · Jun 8
• Sandra “Sandy” Corey, 82, of Star Lake WWNY · Jul 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 Star Lake Unique

• The only place in America named Star Lake — 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

• 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 22 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Star Lake

• Aldrich Pond Wild Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Alice Brook Primitive Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Buck Pond Primitive Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Sucker Lake Water Access · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Tamarack Creek Primitive Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Star Lake

• CLIFTON-FINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Clifton-Fine Hospital · 24/7 ER · Rural Emergency Hospital

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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🗺️ Map of Star Lake

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