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About North Elba
Town in New York, United StatesNorth Elba is a town in Essex County, New York, United States. The population was 7,480 at the 2020 census. North Elba is on the western edge of the county. It is 57 miles (92 km) by road southwest of Plattsburgh, 112 miles (180 km) south-southwest of Montreal, and 138 miles (222 km) north of Albany. While it is only 59 miles (95 km) west-southwest of Burlington, Vermont, one would have to either take a ferry across Lake Champlain, or drive around it. The entirety of the village of Lake Placid is located within the boundaries of North Elba, as is part of the village of Saranac Lake.
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The public schools North Elba’s kids attend trail 66% of New York’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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