Editing Fonda, New York (section)

==Geography==
Fonda is located in northeastern Montgomery County at {{Coord|42|57|16|N|74|22|32|W|type:city}} (42.954342, -74.375424),<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> along the southern edge of the town of [[Mohawk, Montgomery County, New York|Mohawk]]. The southern boundary of the village and town is the [[Mohawk River]], an east-flowing tributary of the [[Hudson River|Hudson]]. The [[Erie Canal]] is part of the Mohawk River at this point. The village of [[Fultonville, New York|Fultonville]] borders Fonda to the south across the river.

[[New York State Route 5]], [[New York State Route 30A]], and [[New York State Route 334]] all serve Fonda, with NY 334 having its southern terminus at NY 5 at the western end. NY-5 leads east {{convert|10|mi|0}} to [[Amsterdam, New York|Amsterdam]] and southwest {{convert|11|mi|0}} to [[Palatine Bridge, New York|Palatine Bridge]], while NY-30A leads north {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Johnstown, New York|Johnstown]] and south {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Sloansville, New York|Sloansville]]. NY-334 leads northwest from Fonda {{convert|4|mi|0}} to [[Sammonsville, New York|Sammonsville]]. The [[New York State Thruway]] ([[Interstate 90 in New York|Interstate 90]] passes through Fultonville, just south of Fonda, with access from Exit 28. The Thruway leads southeast {{convert|40|mi|-1}} to the [[Albany, New York|Albany]] area and west {{convert|50|mi|-1}} to the [[Utica, New York|Utica]] area.

[[Amtrak]]'s [[Empire Corridor]] passes through the village, though it has no station here; the closest stations are [[Amsterdam station (New York)|Amsterdam]] to the east and [[Union Station (Utica, New York)|Utica]] to the west.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the village of Fonda has a total area of {{convert|0.61|sqmi|2}}, of which {{convert|0.54|sqmi|2}} are land and {{convert|0.07|sqmi|2}}, or 11.35%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> [[Cayadutta Creek]] joins the Mohawk River at Fonda.