Welcome to Copake ...
Copake is located in Columbia County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Copake, you might consider that their post office opened in 1826.
Copake is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Copake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Copake: 518 & 838<3>
The ZIP code for Copake: 12516<4>
Communities Also Named Copake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Copake - it's located in Massachusetts.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Copake.
Communities near Copake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Copake.
- Great Barrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hudson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Catskill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Catskill have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catskill
- Catskill is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,815 people
- Salisbury
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salisbury have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salisbury
- Salisbury is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,584 people
- North Canaan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Canaan have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Canaan
- North Canaan is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sharon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Litchfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
- Red Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stockbridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chatham
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
- Chatham is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,623 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatham <5>
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Copake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Copake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Copake. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Copake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Copake. See our Newspapers Page for Copake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Copake ...
Looking for more information about Copake? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
In addition to the Tourism page for Copake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Copake.
Adding Copake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Copake in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Copake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Copake post office opened in 1826.
We also found Copake in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Copake.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Columbia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Copake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Copake area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Copake area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Copake). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Copake or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |