South Salem NY
10590
Welcome to
South Salem NY
There are places that make you slow down the moment you arrive, not because you have to, but because something in the air asks you to. South Salem, a hamlet within the Town of Lewisboro on the Connecticut border, is that kind of place: a post office where people linger, a library that feels like a living room, and streets where horses graze close enough to the road to make you pause.
South Salem is a quiet and deeply beautiful community offering lake living, and preserved open space.
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More about
South Salem NY
Lakes & Nature
Lake Waccabuc anchors outdoor life here in every season, drawing residents for swimming, kayaking, and lakeside living in summer, spectacular foliage in fall, and quiet, frozen stillness in winter. The Wolf Conservation Center, dedicated to the protection and recovery of endangered wolf species, offers educational programs and ambassador wolf encounters found nowhere else in the region.
History & Dining
The Horse and Hound Inn, a former 18th century stagecoach stop, has gathered neighbors around its tables for generations and remains the kind of neighborhood restaurant every small town deserves.
Community
South Salem serves as the administrative center of the Town of Lewisboro, with the Lewisboro Library and town offices anchoring a village center small enough that faces become familiar quickly.
Lakes & Nature
Lake Waccabuc anchors outdoor life here in every season, drawing residents for swimming, kayaking, and lakeside living in summer, spectacular foliage in fall, and quiet, frozen stillness in winter. The Wolf Conservation Center, dedicated to the protection and recovery of endangered wolf species, offers educational programs and ambassador wolf encounters found nowhere else in the region.
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Quick Facts
Population
12,265
Year Founded
1731
County
Westchester County, NY
Town Government Website
Library
