Stony Point, New York
Stony Point, New York | |
|---|---|
Stony Point Light in Stony Point | |
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York. | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′14″N 74°0′4″W / 41.23722°N 74.00111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Rockland |
| Established | March 20, 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Supervisor | Jim Monaghan |
| Area | |
• Total | 31.60 sq mi (81.84 km2) |
| • Land | 27.62 sq mi (71.54 km2) |
| • Water | 3.98 sq mi (10.30 km2) |
| Elevation | 282 ft (86 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 14,813 |
| • Density | 536.31/sq mi (207.06/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 10980 |
| Area codes | |
| FIPS code | 36-71674 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979532 |
| Website | http://www.townofstonypoint.org |
Stony Point is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. The town is located north of the town of Haverstraw, east and south of Orange County, and west of the Hudson River and Westchester County. The population was 14,813 at the 2020 census. The name of the town is derived from a prominent projection into the Hudson River.
The town is in the northeastern part of the county. U.S. Route 9W, U.S. Route 202, and the Palisades Interstate Parkway are major north–south routes through the town. Stony Point is included in the North Rockland Central School District. It is the most rural of the five towns in Rockland County.