Kiamesha Lake, New York


Kiamesha Lake is a hamlet in the town of Thompson, in east-central Sullivan County, New York, United States. The zip code for Kiamesha Lake is 12751.
Kiamesha Lake is located on Route 42, between Monticello and Fallsburg, off New York State Route 17 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 on 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