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Wappingers Falls, New York

Wappingers Falls, New York
Village
Downtown Wappingers Falls
Downtown Wappingers Falls
Location of Wappingers Falls, New York
Location of Wappingers Falls, New York
Coordinates: 41°35′57″N 73°55′5″W / 41.59917°N 73.91806°W / 41.59917; -73.91806Coordinates: 41°35′57″N 73°55′5″W / 41.59917°N 73.91806°W / 41.59917; -73.91806
Country United States
State New York
County Dutchess
Towns Wappinger, Poughkeepsie
Incorporated 1871
Area
 • Total 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
 • Land 1.1 sq mi (2.9 km2)
 • Water 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation 154 ft (47 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 5,522
 • Density 4,983/sq mi (1,924.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 12590
Area code(s) 845 Exchanges: 296, 297, 298.
FIPS code 36-78168
GNIS feature ID 0968775
Website www.wappingersfallsny.gov

Wappingers Falls /ˈwɒpənərz ˈfɔːlz/ is a village 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. A portion of the village is in the town of Wappinger, and the other part is in the town of Poughkeepsie, with Wappinger Creek forming the dividing line between the towns.

Wappingers Falls holds claim to New York State's sixth oldest library, the Grinnell Library.

The Wappinger were a confederacy of Native Americans whose territory in the 17th century spread along the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Primarily based in what is now Dutchess County, their territory was bordered by Manhattan Island to the south, the Mahican territory bounded by the Roeliff Jansen Kill to the north, and extended east into parts of Connecticut.Wappinger means "easterner" in most Algonquian languages.


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