Wappingers Falls, New York
Wappingers Falls, New York | |
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Downtown Wappingers Falls | |
Location of Wappingers Falls, New York | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′57″N 73°55′5″W / 41.59917°N 73.91806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Dutchess |
| Towns | Wappinger, Poughkeepsie |
| Incorporated | 1871 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.20 sq mi (3.11 km2) |
| • Land | 1.12 sq mi (2.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.20 km2) |
| Elevation | 154 ft (47 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,103 |
| • Density | 5,444.25/sq mi (2,102.14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 12590 |
| Area code | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-78168 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0968775 |
| Website | www |
Wappingers Falls is a village in the towns of Poughkeepsie and Wappinger, in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 5,522. The community was named for the cascade in Wappinger Creek. The Wappingers Falls post office covers areas in the towns of Wappinger, Poughkeepsie, Fishkill, East Fishkill, and LaGrange. This can result in some confusion when residents of the outlying towns, who do not live in the village, give their address as "Wappingers Falls".
Grinnell Library, located in the village, is the sixth-oldest library in the state.