Cairo (CDP), New York
| Cairo, New York | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Cairo
Cairo
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| Coordinates: 42°18′9″N 74°0′14″W / 42.30250°N 74.00389°WCoordinates: 42°18′9″N 74°0′14″W / 42.30250°N 74.00389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Greene |
| Town | Cairo |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.23 sq mi (10.96 km2) |
| • Land | 4.23 sq mi (10.95 km2) |
| • Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
| Elevation | 374 ft (114 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,402 |
| • Density | 332/sq mi (128.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 12413 |
| Area code(s) | 518 |
| FIPS code | 36-11638 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0945440 |
Cairo is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Cairo in Greene County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,402 at the 2010 census, out of 6,610 people in the entire town.
The hamlet of Cairo is located in east-central Greene County at 42°18′9″N 74°0′13″W / 42.30250°N 74.00361°W (42.302637, -74.003818), near the geographic center of the town of Cairo. New York State Route 23 curves through the northern part of the community, leading southeast 9 miles (14 km) to the Rip Van Winkle Bridge over the Hudson River at the village of Catskill, and west 16 miles (26 km) to Windham in the Catskill Mountains. New York State Route 32 joins NY 23 through the northeast part of the hamlet of Cairo, leading north 10 miles (16 km) to Greenville and south 17 miles (27 km) to Saugerties. New York State Route 145 branches off Route 23 in the northern part of Cairo and leads northwest 30 miles (48 km) to Middleburgh.
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