Kiamesha Lake, New York

Kiamesha Lake is a hamlet (and census-designated place)[1] in the town of Thompson, in east-central Sullivan County, New York, United States. The zip code for Kiamesha Lake is 12751.

Kiamesha Lake
hamlet and CDP
Kiamesha Lake
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°40′59″N 74°39′39″W
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySullivan
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
12751
Area code(s)845
FIPS code36105
GNIS feature ID954584

Kiamesha Lake is located on Route 42, between Monticello and Fallsburg, off New York State Route 17 (Future Interstate 86) Exit 105B.

Travel and recreation

Kiamesha Lake was the home to the Concord Resort & Golf Club and across the lake was the smaller family Hotel Gradus https://www.loc.gov/item/2017712907/ and Bungalow Colony. It is now home to several bungalow colonies and to the Resorts World Catskills hotel and casino.

Hasidic Community

Kiamesha Lake is home to a year-round Hasidic community. It was originally a satellite community of the Vizhnitzer Hasidic Community of Monsey, New York, consisting of about 80 families. Since the passing of the previous Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Monsey, Grand Rabbi Mordechai Hager in March 16, 2018, his son Rabbi Menachem Mendel Hager, the Chief Rabbi of the community, ascended to the title of Rebbe of the Vizhnitzer community of Kiamesha Lake. It is also home to a Vizhnitzer Yeshiva at the site of the former Gibber's Hotel.

Education
  • Hebrew Day School of Sullivan and Ulster Counties.
  • Vizhnitz Yeshiva (formerly Gibber Hotel)

References
  1. "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved 2020-02-25.
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