Fort Covington, New York

About Fort Covington

Fort Covington is a small unincorporated community in northern New York.

Officially, Fort Covington is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 19.35 square miles.

📰 Fort Covington News Today

• Native kids with disabilities were held in wooden boxes. Sweeping reforms are coming NPR · May 14
• Questions remain as NYS report on Salmon River timeout boxes remains unreleased NCPR: North Country Public Radio · May 15
• NY teacher charged with endangering welfare of child WCAX · Mar 19
• Salmon River teacher charged with endangering welfare of child WWNY · Mar 19
• Route 37 reopens after barn fire in Franklin County, New York WPTZ · Dec 25

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fort Covington Unique

• The only place in America named Fort Covington — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 14 miles.

🏫 Schools in Fort Covington

• SALMON RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• SALMON RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
• SALMON RIVER MIDDLE SCHOOL

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

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