North BlenheimNY
A town of 79, settled in 1820.
Is North Blenheim a good place to live?
North Blenheim’s typical journey to work is 31 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). North Blenheim has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
79 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Blenheim.
North Blenheim has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Compared with 71% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in North Blenheim is higher. FEMA puts 88% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect snowy winters and pleasant summers in North Blenheim
Expect July afternoons of 82° and January nights of 13°, with about 54 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in North Blenheim have high blood pressure than in the typical New York or U.S. town
North Blenheim does better than the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 7. Among adults here, 18% have been diagnosed with depression. Two figures for adults locally: 84% had a checkup this year, 14% report frequent mental distress.
| North Blenheim | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 84% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | North Blenheim | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about North Blenheim
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and 34 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Blenheim. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi MuseumNational Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum315K visitors a year
36 mi MuseumOlana State Historic Site
28 mi WaterfallKaaterskill Falls16 mi CaveHowe Caverns
27 mi Park & preserveCatskill Park
22 mi Ski areaHunter Mountain62 runs · 1,532 ft verticalPhoto credits
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Olana State Historic Site: Netniks, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kaaterskill Falls: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Catskill Park: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Hunter Mountain: The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to North Blenheim: who provides what
North Blenheim is unincorporated, so Schoharie 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.
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Blenheim
About 9 of every 100 North Blenheim residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About North Blenheim
Hamlet and CDP in New York, United States
North Blenheim is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the town of Blenheim, Schoharie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Blenheim had a population of 54. It had the longest wooden, single-span covered bridge in the United States, the Old Blenheim Bridge. It was built in 1855 and remained intact until 2011, when it was destroyed by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene. The "Blenheim Gilboa Power Project Visitors Center" is also located there. The Blenheim covered bridge has been rebuilt and opened in 2019.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 958 ft
- ZIP code
- 12131
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