Lake Placid, New York | |
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Village | |
 Lake Placid from McKenzie Mountain | |
| Nickname: "The Olympic Village" | |
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 Location in Essex County and the state of New York. | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′08″N 073°59′07″W / 44.28556°N 73.98528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Essex |
| Town | North Elba |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council / Manager |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.53 sq mi (3.97 km2) |
| • Land | 1.36 sq mi (3.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.45 km2) 10.80% |
| Elevation | 1,801 ft (549 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,205 |
| • Density | 1,620.13/sq mi (625.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 12946 |
| Area code | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-40761 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0954931 |
| Website | villageoflakeplacid |
Lake Placid is a village in northern New York State. It has a population of 2,205. It was founded in the early 1880s to look for iron. Today it is a ski resort. It has hosted the Winter Olympics twice, in 1932 and 1980.
