Fort Drum
| Fort Drum | |
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| Jefferson County, New York Near Watertown | |
1st Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, on a run | |
| Site information | |
| Owner | U.S. Army |
| Controlled by | 10th Mountain Division |
| Website | www |
| Area | 107,265 acres (434.09 km2) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1908 |
| In use | 1908-present |
Fort Drum, New York | |
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| Coordinates: 44°3′15″N 75°47′13″W / 44.05417°N 75.78694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Jefferson |
| Town | Le Ray |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.45 sq mi (37.43 km2) |
| • Land | 14.34 sq mi (37.14 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 590 ft (180 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,896 |
| • Density | 1,108.51/sq mi (428.01/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 13602–13603 |
| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-26759 |
Fort Drum is a U.S. Army military reservation and a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson County, near the western border of northern New York, United States. The population of the CDP portion of the base was 12,955 at the 2010 census. It is home to the 10th Mountain Division.
Fort Drum consists of 107,265 acres (434.09 km2). In the region, winter temperatures can reach as low as −30 °F (−34 °C). Its mission includes command of active component units assigned to the installation, providing administrative and logistical support to tenant units, support to active and reserve units from all services in training at Fort Drum, and planning and support for the mobilization and training of almost 80,000 troops annually.