Palenville, New York

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Palenville, New York
Census-designated place
Rowena Memorial School
Nickname:  "Village of Falling Waters"
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Coordinates: 42°10′11″N 74°1′9″W / 42.16972°N 74.01917°W / 42.16972; -74.01917
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Greene
Town	Catskill
Area [1]
• Total	3.39 sq mi (8.79 km2)
• Land	3.38 sq mi (8.76 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	568 ft (173 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,002
• Density	296.19/sq mi (114.35/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12463
Area code	518
FIPS code	36-56132
GNIS feature ID	0959772

Palenville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 1,002 at the 2020 census.^[2]

Palenville is in the southwestern part of the town of Catskill, located at the junction of Routes 23A and 32A. It lies at the foot of Kaaterskill Clove, at the base of the Catskill Mountains. Kaaterskill Creek, exiting the Clove, runs through the town, and was spanned by a swinging footbridge, destroyed during Tropical Storm Irene. The creek provides a number of swimming holes in the summer months, and the Long Path runs through the town.