Au Sable ForksNY
A town of 369.
Is Au Sable Forks a good place to live?
Au Sable Forks’ January low is 8°F, where New York’s towns sit at 16°F and U.S. towns at 22°F. Among 759 New York towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Au Sable Forks. Au Sable Forks’ trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both the New York town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Au Sable Forks has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
369 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Au Sable Forks: who provides what
Au Sable Forks is unincorporated, so Clinton County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Au Sable Forks.
Homes in Au Sable Forks are worth about $211K, by Zillow’s estimate
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5.7% in value. The share of households in Au Sable Forks who own their home: 74%.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Au Sable Forks’ workers commute out
The top destinations are Plattsburgh (21%), Plattsburgh (20%) and North Elba (6%). Au Sable Forks’ average trip to work is 29 minutes. In Au Sable Forks, 14% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Au Sable Forks | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $53,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Au Sable Forks brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 50 inches of snow, with January nights at 8° and July afternoons at 80°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Au Sable Forks: inland flooding
For Au Sable Forks, the FEMA hazard score is 63 of 100. FEMA puts 83% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Au Sable Forks is
For adults in Au Sable Forks, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 33%. Of 32 CDC measures, Au Sable Forks beats the New York average on 7 and trails it on 5. Among adults in the town, 14% report frequent physical distress and 81% had a checkup this year.
| Au Sable Forks | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 37% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.3% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 81% | 81% | 79% |
| What stands out | Au Sable Forks | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.3% | 7.9% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Lake Champlain and 14 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Au Sable Forks. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi LakeLake Champlain
27 mi MountainMount Marcy
13 mi MountainWhiteface Mountain
27 mi LakeLake Tear of the Clouds
12 mi Canyon & gorgeAusable Chasm
20 mi LandmarkJohn Brown Farm State Historic SitePhoto credits
Lake Champlain: Copernicus Sentinel-2, ESA, CC BY-SA 3.0 igo · Mount Marcy: Daniel Tripp, Public domain · Whiteface Mountain: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Tear of the Clouds: TheKilimanjaro, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ausable Chasm: Alan Prusila / Alanp35 at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · John Brown Farm State Historic Site: Mwanner | Talk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Au Sable Forks
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Au Sable Forks; the nearest are
About 10 of every 100 Au Sable Forks residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
100% of working residents leave Au Sable Forks for work
Where Au Sable Forks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Au Sable Forks
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Au Sable Forks is a census-designated place which straddles both Clinton and Essex counties in New York State, United States. The northern half of the community, within Clinton County, is listed as the Au Sable Forks census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2020 census, Au Sable Forks had a population of 509.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 551 ft
- ZIP code
- 12912
Questions about Au Sable Forks
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Au Sable Forks, NY a good place to live?
Au Sable Forks has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.