Brownville, New York

About Brownville

Set in the northern part of New York, Brownville is a tiny community, home to 928 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Brownville holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.62 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,497 residents per square mile.

📰 Brownville News Today

• Crews remove excavator from Black River after March incident in Brownville WWNY · Jun 25
• Joseph P. Marks Obituary (2026) - Brownville, NY - Johnson Funeral Home - Dexter Legacy obituary · Jul 30
• Brownville Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• One injured as excavator slides into the Black River on Wednesday informnny.com · Mar 5
• Excavator slides down embankment into Black River in Brownville nny360.com · Jul 11

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Brownville Unique

• Positioned in northern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Brownville

• Brownville Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Downybrook Nature Reserve reviews ★
• Brownville State Game Farm reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Brownville

• BROWNVILLE SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🗺️ Map of Brownville

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