White Lake, Oneida County, New York Explained

Official Name:White Lake, New York
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New York#USA
Pushpin Label:White
Lake
Coordinates:43.5358°N -75.145°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Oneida
Subdivision Type3:Town
Subdivision Name3:Forestport
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:2.43
Area Land Sq Mi:2.05
Area Water Sq Mi:0.38
Area Total Km2:6.30
Area Land Km2:5.31
Area Water Km2:0.99
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:22.78
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation M:436
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:13494 (Woodgate)
Area Code:315/680
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-81644
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2806955
Population Total:121
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:59.00

White Lake is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Forestport, Oneida County, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.

The CDP is in northeastern Oneida County, at the southwestern edge of the Adirondacks. It is in the northern part of the town of Forestport and surrounds White Lake, the outlet of which flows south through Bear Creek and Woodhull Creek to the Black River at Woodhull. The White Lake CDP includes part of the hamlet of Woodgate.

New York State Route 28 runs through the community, leading southwest 10miles to State Route 12 at Alder Creek and northeast to Old Forge. Via NY 12, Utica is south of White Lake.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.