Westport, New York

About Westport

Set in the northeastern part of New York, Westport is a small unincorporated community.

Westport holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.36 square miles.

📰 Westport News Today

• Police: Bus hits tractor-trailer on I-87, drivers sustain non-life-threatening injuries WPTZ · Oct 5
• Weather Forecast and Conditions for Westport, New York - The Weather Channel | Weather.com The Weather Channel · Jul 9
• Westport one step closer to completing Comprehensive Plan Sun Community News · Mar 3
• Michael Downs Obituary (2026) - Westport, NY - Hamilton Funeral Home, Inc. - Peru Legacy | Obituary · Aug 19
• NY man posed as Westport resident at bank to make $89K wire transfer, police say Stamford Advocate · Oct 1

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Westport Unique

• One of 9 places in the US named Westport — but the New York one has a character all its own.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northeastern 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 9 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Westport

• JAMBS on Main — coffee (café)
• Life of Pie — pizza
• The Inn Cafe — american (café)
• Ardelia's
• Dogwood Bread Co.
• The Gables Inn
• The Galley — american
• The Red Mill — american

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

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Lake Champlain Maritime Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Westport

• Cole Island · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Split Rock Mountain Wild Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ballard Park reviews ★
• Coon Mountain Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Eddy · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lee Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Westport

• LAKE VIEW CAMPUS

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Westport

🏘️ Nearby Communities