Baldwin New York Map

About Baldwin, New York

Baldwin is a locality in Essex County, New York, United States. It has a population of 33,919. The population density is 3183.3 people per km². Baldwin is located at 40.6501°N, 73.6077°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12883, 11510.

Baldwin defines itself by the steady, unyielding presence of the La Chute as it carves a path through the interior landscape, its waters moving with a deliberate, quiet purpose. It lies 31.0 miles north-northeast of Queensbury, NY (from Queensbury, NY: bearing 16°T), and is situated 2.9 miles south-southwest of Ticonderoga. The terrain here is shaped by a deep, inland stillness, where the air holds the scent of damp earth and cooling stone rather than the salt of distant horizons. To the west, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Adirondack Mountains anchors the sky, while the immediate surroundings offer the dense, protected greenery of the Lake George Wild Forest. Only a short distance away, the surface of Lake Champlain catches the afternoon light, reflecting a vast, pale gray expanse that shifts with the passing of clouds. Between the water and the rising ground, the land feels settled and ancient, marked by the slow, seasonal transition of deciduous trees that color the ridge lines in shades of bronze and burnt sienna.

Baldwin maintains a character tied to the rhythms of the upstate interior, where the economy has long favored small-scale industry and the quiet persistence of local commerce. Life here moves in accordance with the changing light, with residents often walking toward the nearby Lost Pond Trail to observe how the brush thins as the elevation begins to climb toward the rugged terrain of Clark Hollow. The history of the area is written not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the riverbanks and the modest, sturdy architecture that keeps pace with the northern winters. Even as the modern world encroaches, Baldwin remains a place where the proximity to the Fair Haven Municipal Forest ensures that the quiet of the woods is never more than a short journey away, grounding the daily routine in the fundamental, unchanging geology of the region.

About This Baldwin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Baldwin, New York. Coordinates: 40.650127, -73.607709. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Baldwin includes the ZIP code (12883, 11510), telephone area code (845, 516), county seat of Essex County (Elizabethtown), and school district assignment (Baldwin Union Free School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.