Hunts Point, Bronx

Hunts Point
The American Bank Note Company Printing Plant in Hunts Point
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Location in New York City
Coordinates: 40°48′45″N 73°53′2″W / 40.81250°N 73.88389°W / 40.81250; -73.88389
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Bronx
Community DistrictBronx 2[1]
Founded1849
Named forThomas Hunt
Area
 • Total4.27 km2 (1.650 sq mi)
Population
 • Total12,281
 • Density2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Economics
 • Median income$25,678
Ethnicity[3]
 • Hispanic74.6%
 • Black22.2%
 • White1.3%
 • Asian0.7%
 • Others1.2%
ZIP Code
10474
Area code718, 347, 929, and 917
Websitewww.huntspoint.nyc

Hunts Point is a neighborhood located on a peninsula in the South Bronx of New York City. It is the location of one of the largest food distribution facilities in the world, the Hunts Point Cooperative Market. Its boundaries are the Bruckner Expressway to the west and north, the Bronx River to the east, and the East River to the south. Hunts Point Avenue is the primary street through Hunts Point.

The neighborhood is part of Bronx Community District 2, and its ZIP Code is 10474. The neighborhood is served by the New York City Police Department's 41st Precinct.[4] NYCHA property in the area is patrolled by P.S.A. 7 at 737 Melrose Avenue located in the Melrose section of the Bronx.

  1. ^ "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Archived from the original on February 26, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PLP5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Center for Urban Research". Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference NYPD 41st Precinct was invoked but never defined (see the help page).