Wells, New York | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Wells |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Hamilton |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Wells |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 21.61 |
Area Land Km2: | 20.00 |
Area Water Km2: | 1.62 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.35 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 7.72 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.62 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 531 |
Population Density Km2: | 26.55 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 68.77 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation M: | 305.8 |
Coordinates: | 43.3947°N -74.2897°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 12190 |
Area Code: | 518 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-79048 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2628190 |
Wells is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wells, Hamilton County, New York, United States.[2] It is within the Adirondack Park.
The community is in the southern part of the town of Wells, in southeastern Hamilton County, surrounding Lake Algonquin on the Sacandaga River. The CDP extends south as far as the West Branch of the Sacandaga. New York State Route 30 passes through the center of the community, leading north to Speculator and south to Northville.