THE LAKE PLACID LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Adirondack High Peaks setting.
Lake Placid village has 1.36 square miles of land in Essex County. Its Census reference point is in Adirondack High Peaks, within Northeastern Highlands.
Forested hills and mountains span northern New England, the Adirondacks and higher Catskills. Glacial lakes and steep streams accompany a transition between northern hardwood and spruce-fir forests.
Regional context: Northeastern Highlands ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Lake Placid and Essex County
Lake Placid is associated with Essex County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Lake Placid by land and water
The Census records 0.17 square miles of water within Lake Placid, or 11.2% of its total area. It is 4.8 percentage points higher than the 6.4% recorded for Essex County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Lake Placid village has 0.9% of the land area of nearby North Elba town (151.7 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.