Port Henry, New York

About Port Henry

Port Henry, NY is a small unincorporated community located in northeastern New York.

Port Henry holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.39 square miles.

📰 Port Henry News Today

• Port Henry man jailed after infant hospitalized with head trauma Sun Community News · Aug 14
• Essex County man accused of assault, causing infant's head trauma WPTZ · Aug 17
• William David Henry obits.masslive.com · Aug 16
• Port Henry Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• Schedule - Moriah Vikings (Port Henry, NY) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 12

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Port Henry Unique

• The only place in America named Port Henry — 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 northeastern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 10 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Port Henry

• Foote's Port Henry Diner — diner
• Golden Palace — chinese
• Redbrick Cafe (café)
• Boyea's Lakeside — burger
• Dockside Cafe — american (café)
• Frenchman's
• Frenchy's
• George's — pizza
• King's Corner — american
• King's Inn — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Crown Point Historic Site · Museum
• The Iron Center · Museum
• Chimney Point Museum · Museum
• Nature preserve · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Port Henry

• Chimney Point State Historic Site reviews ★
• Crown Point State Historic Site reviews ★
• D.A.R. State Park reviews ★
• Dead Creek Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Putnam Creek Fishing Access reviews ★
• Putts Creek Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Port Henry

• CROWN POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL
• MORIAH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Port Henry

🏘️ Nearby Communities