Plattsburgh (town), New York

Plattsburgh
Plattsburgh
Town
	Town of Plattsburgh
	Cumberland Head on Lake Champlain
	Location in Clinton County and the U.S. state of New York
	Plattsburgh Location within the state of New York
	Coordinates: 44°41′17″N 73°29′44″W / 44.68806°N 73.49556°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Clinton
Government
• Type	Town Council
• Town Supervisor	Michael S. Cashman (D)
• Town Council	Members' List
Area
• Total	68.2 sq mi (176.7 km2)
• Land	45.9 sq mi (118.9 km2)
• Water	22.3 sq mi (57.7 km2)
Elevation	276 ft (84 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	11,886
• Density	258/sq mi (99.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	12901, 12903
Area code	518
FIPS code	36-58585
GNIS feature ID	0979377
Website	townofplattsburgh.com

Plattsburgh is a town in Clinton County, New York, United States. The population was 11,886 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Zephaniah Platt, an early land owner, and it surrounds the separate and more populous city of the same name. The town is in the eastern part of the county, in the North Country region of the state of New York. The region's airport, Plattsburgh International Airport, is located in the southern part of the town.