Cold Spring, New York

This article is about the village on the Hudson River. For the town in western New York, see Coldspring, New York. For the hamlet on Long Island, see Cold Spring Harbor, New York.

Cold Spring, New York
Village
Main Street in Cold Spring, part of the Cold Spring Historic District
Main Street in Cold Spring, part of the Cold Spring Historic District
Official seal of Cold Spring, New York
Seal
Location of Cold Spring in Putnam County and of Putnam County in New York
Location of Cold Spring in Putnam County and of Putnam County in New York
Coordinates: 41°25′8″N 73°57′16″W / 41.41889°N 73.95444°W / 41.41889; -73.95444
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyPutnam
Incorporated1846
Government
 • MayorKathleen E. Foley
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.60 sq mi (1.55 km2)
 • Land0.59 sq mi (1.54 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)  0.91%
Elevation
108 ft (33 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,986
 • Density3,343.43/sq mi (1,291.51/km2)
Area code845
FIPS code36-16936
Websitecoldspringny.gov

Cold Spring is a village in the town of Philipstown in Putnam County, New York, United States. The population was 1,986 at the 2020 census.[2] It borders the smaller village of Nelsonville and the hamlets of Garrison and North Highlands. The central area of the village is on the National Register of Historic Places as the Cold Spring Historic District due to its many well-preserved 19th-century buildings, constructed to accommodate workers at the nearby West Point Foundry (itself a Registered Historic Place today). The town is the birthplace of General Gouverneur K. Warren, who was an important figure in the Union Army during the Civil War. The village, located in the Hudson Highlands, sits at the deepest point of the Hudson River, directly across from West Point. Cold Spring serves as a weekend getaway for many residents of New York City.

Commuter service to New York City is available via the Cold Spring train station, served by Metro-North Railroad. The train journey is approximately one hour, ten minutes to Grand Central Terminal.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2020 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Cold Spring village, Putnam County, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 12, 2021.