Smithville Flats, New York

About Smithville Flats

Set in the central part of New York, Smithville Flats is a small unincorporated community.

Smithville Flats holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.42 square miles.

📰 Smithville Flats News Today

• Upstate NY teen accused of stealing gun and $14,000 from vulnerable older adults Syracuse.com · Apr 16
• Smithville Flats, NY Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Aug 31
• Smithville Flats, New York Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 16
• Smithville Flats, NY Weather Forecast & Live Weather Radar WeatherBug · Jan 13
• Stephanie Halecki Obituary (2013) - Smithville Flats, NY - Press & Sun-Bulletin Legacy obituary · Nov 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Smithville Flats Unique

• The only place in America named Smithville Flats — 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.
• Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.

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 11 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Smithville Flats

• Balsam Swamp State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Five Streams State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Genegantslet State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Long Pond State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Red Brook State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Triangle State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Smithville Flats

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