| Official Name: | Wilmington, New York |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New York |
| Pushpin Label: | Wilmington |
| Coordinates: | 44.3886°N -73.8153°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Essex |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Wilmington |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 8.34 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 8.24 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.10 |
| Area Total Km2: | 21.60 |
| Area Land Km2: | 21.33 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.27 |
| Elevation M: | 310 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 843 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 102.36 |
| Population Density Km2: | 39.52 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 12997 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-82304 |
Wilmington is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Wilmington in Essex County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 843 at the 2020 census,[2] out of a total town population of 880.
The Wilmington CDP covers a large area in the central part of the town of Wilmington, including the hamlet of Wilmington but extending west to include the hamlet of North Pole, east as far as Hardy Road, and south as far as Fox Farm Road. The West Branch of the Ausable River flows from southwest to northeast through the center of the CDP.
New York State Route 86 runs through the center of the CDP, leading southwest to Lake Placid and east 5miles to Jay. New York State Route 431 leads west from NY 86 near the center of Wilmington 8miles nearly to the summit of Whiteface Mountain.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Wilmington CDP has a total area of 21.6sqkm, of which 21.4sqkm is land and 0.2sqkm, or 1.05%, is water.[2]