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Yorktown Heights, New York

Yorktown Heights, New York
Census-designated place
A small train station with Tudor Revival architecture
The New York and Putnam Railroad station located on Commerce Street in Yorktown Heights.
Location of Yorktown Heights, New York
Location of Yorktown Heights, New York
Coordinates: 41°16′38″N 73°46′53″W / 41.27722°N 73.78139°W / 41.27722; -73.78139Coordinates: 41°16′38″N 73°46′53″W / 41.27722°N 73.78139°W / 41.27722; -73.78139
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 / 41.27722; -73.78139 (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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