White Lake CDP (Oneida County), NY

White Lake is a census-designated place in the Town of Forestport, Oneida County, at the southwestern edge of the Adirondacks. The CDP surrounds White Lake itself, whose outlet runs south through Bear Creek and Woodhull Creek toward the Black River. New York State Route 28 passes through the community, linking it southwest toward Alder Creek and northeast toward Old Forge; part of the hamlet of Woodgate is included in the CDP. The 13494 Woodgate postal address is another clue to how the place is organized.

White Lake's local map is lake-and-woods geography rather than a conventional village center. It was first listed as a CDP before the 2020 census and falls within Town of Webb Union Free School District, despite being in Forestport. That school boundary is a useful detail when the county line and town line make the area look simpler than it is. The local scoop is that White Lake is an Adirondack-edge place where one lake, an outlet stream, NY 28, Woodgate, and a cross-town school district all meet.