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A town of 4,483 people in Essex County, New York
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Town in New York, United States
4,716Population
71.1 sq miArea
991 ftElevation

Moriah is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. Lying within the Adirondack Park, it is situated in the eastern part of the county, 47 miles (76 km) by road south-southwest of Burlington, Vermont, 55 miles (89 km) south of Plattsburgh, 115 miles (185 km) north of Albany, and 116 miles (187 km) south of Montreal, Quebec. The population was 4,798 at the 2010 census.

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ZIP code12960
Area code518
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