Yorktown Heights, New York
| Yorktown Heights, New York | |
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| Census-designated place | |
The New York and Putnam Railroad station located on Commerce Street in Yorktown Heights.
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 Location of Yorktown Heights, New York |
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| Coordinates: 41°16′38″N 73°46′53″W / 41.27722°N 73.78139°WCoordinates: 41°16′38″N 73°46′53″W / 41.27722°N 73.78139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 492 ft (150 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,781 |
| • Density | 1,900/sq mi (740/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 10598 |
| Area code(s) | 914 |
| FIPS code | 36-84088 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0971839 |
| Website | www.yorktownny.org |
Yorktown Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Yorktown in Westchester County, New York, United States. A census designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. The population of the Yorktown Heights CDP was 1,781 at the 2010 census.
Yorktown Heights is located in the Town of Yorktown, New York. The Town of Yorktown is a community in Northern Westchester County, 45 miles from New York City, with forty square miles of rolling hills, farmland, residential areas and light industry including the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center. First settled in 1683, Yorktown was of strategic importance during the American Revolution, with the Pines Bridge crossing of the Croton River guarded by the 1st Rhode Island Regiment, an integrated unit which included African Americans and Indians. Yorktown was incorporated in 1788 and named in commemoration of America's decisive Revolutionary War victory at Yorktown, Virginia. The Yorktown Heights Railroad Station was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
Yorktown Heights is located at 41°16′38″N 73°46′53″W / 41.27722°N 73.78139°W (41.277347, −73.781290).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 0.93 square miles (2.4 km2).
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