Hammond, New York

About Hammond

Hammond, NY is a tiny community located in northern New York with an estimated population of 282.

Hammond holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.59 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 478 residents per square mile.

📰 Hammond News Today

• This upstate New York castle has secret passages, a dungeon and river views — and it's open for tours Cleveland.com · Aug 12
• St. Lawrence County village may soon cease to exist WWNY · Aug 6
• Heath Hammond Star Tribune · Aug 13
• South Carolina cop, 24, canned for using Flock cameras to run ex’s plate 166 times New York Post · Aug 17
• Testimony of Bill Hammond on Medicaid's Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program Empire Center for Public Policy · Jun 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Hammond Unique

• One of 6 places in the US named Hammond — but the New York one has a character all its own.
• 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

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Hammond Historical Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hammond

• Black Lake Waterway Access reviews ★
• Cedar Island State Park reviews ★
• Lonesome Bay State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• South Hammond State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Hammond

• HAMMOND CENTRAL SCHOOL

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Hammond

🏘️ Nearby Communities