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Town of Charleston


Welcome to the Town of Charleston’s website! We hope your visit here gives you the necessary information to serve your needs.

Nestled in the southeastern corner of Montgomery County, New York, Charleston is a community of approximately 1,200 residents.  We are a rural area situated 30 minutes from the cities of Amsterdam and Schenectady and 45 minutes from the state capital of Albany, NY.  The nearby interstate systems of I-88 and I-90 makes getting to the larger cities very easy.

The Town of Charleston includes the hamlets of Burtonville, Charleston Four Corners, Oak Ridge and Rockwell Corners. The Town of Charleston is on the south border of Montgomery County and is the only town in the county not bordering the Mohawk River.

Charleston is fortunate to have in it’s boundaries over 4,000 acres of state and county forests dedicated to providing great hunting, fishing, hiking, x-country skiing, horseback riding and snowmobiling on well maintained trail systems.

Our town board and employees work very hard to provide a well maintained highway system to insure safe travel for our school buses and residents.

Property values have remained strong despite lower valuations elsewhere in the state.  This is due in part to the higher elevations, views, services offered and friendly atmosphere experienced by those who visit and decide to live here.

With the strong growth of industry at Global Foundries in nearby Malta, and the Nano Tech Centers in Albany, Charleston provides a quiet setting and close proximity to living near these technology hubs.

On behalf of all the employees, residents and town board members, we encourage you to make an effort to come visit us.  After all, we think our town is the next best thing to perfection.


What's Happening in Charleston? 

Congratulations Supervisor Sullivan on your retirement from three decades of public service to our town. Thank you for your leadership and friendship! And thank you Assemblyman Smullen for honoring Bob the way you did. 


Learn about the Town of Charleston's History


General Public Calendar

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