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Welcome to Wappingers Falls ...

The village of Wappingers Falls is located in Dutchess County<1>.


The location of Wappingers Falls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


Wappingers Falls was established in 1659.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wappingers Falls has a population of 5,540 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Wappingers Falls is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Wappingers Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wappingers Falls had an population of 5,540 people. This is an increase of 0.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.4% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wappingers Falls had a population of 5,522 people. This makes Wappingers Falls the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Wappingers Falls represents 0.03% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 438th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,522 people, the population of Wappingers Falls increased 12.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,929 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wappingers Falls.

Communities near Wappingers Falls ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wappingers Falls.

  • Poughkeepsie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Newburgh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Beacon
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <5>
  • New Paltz
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Paltz have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
    • New Paltz is located in Ulster County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <5>
  • Walden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
    • Walden is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <5>
  • Washingtonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Montgomery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Highland Falls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Falls
    • Highland Falls is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,790 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland Falls <5>
  • Maybrook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
    • Maybrook is located in Orange County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <5>
  • Cornwall-on-Hudson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornwall-on-Hudson came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornwall-on-Hudson
    • Cornwall-on-Hudson is located in Greene County

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 Wappingers Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wappingers Falls.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wappingers Falls. 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 Wappingers Falls.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wappingers Falls. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wappingers Falls.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wappingers Falls ...

Looking for more information about Wappingers Falls? 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 Wappingers Falls, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wappingers Falls.

Adding Wappingers Falls to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wappingers Falls 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 Wappingers Falls was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Wappingers Falls on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for New York (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wappingers Falls.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wappingers Falls. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Dutchess County: www.dutchessny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Dutchess, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Wappingers Falls.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wappingers Falls - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.









 

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