Palenville, New York

Palenville, New York
Rowena Memorial School
Nickname: 
"Village of Falling Waters"
Palenville is located in New York
Palenville
Palenville
Palenville is located in the United States
Palenville
Palenville
Coordinates: 42°10′11″N 74°1′9″W / 42.16972°N 74.01917°W / 42.16972; -74.01917
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyGreene
TownCatskill
Area
 • Total3.39 sq mi (8.79 km2)
 • Land3.38 sq mi (8.76 km2)
 • Water0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation
568 ft (173 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,002
 • Density296.19/sq mi (114.35/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12463
Area code518
FIPS code36-56132
GNIS feature ID0959772

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.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ US Census Bureau, Census Report, Palenville CDP, New York https://www.census.gov/search-results.html?searchType=web&cssp=SERP&q=Palenville%20CDP,%20New%20York