Spackenkill, New York

Spackenkill, New York
Residential area in Spackenkill, December 2019
Residential area in Spackenkill, December 2019
Location of Spackenkill, New York
Location of Spackenkill, New York
Coordinates: 41°39′33″N 73°54′52″W / 41.65917°N 73.91444°W / 41.65917; -73.91444
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyDutchess
TownPoughkeepsie
Area
 • Total1.80 sq mi (4.66 km2)
 • Land1.80 sq mi (4.65 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
175 ft (53 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total4,223
 • Density2,350.03/sq mi (907.23/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12603
Area code845
FIPS code36-70035
GNIS feature ID1867420

Spackenkill (/ˈspækənˌkɪl/) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Dutchess County, New York, United States. The population was 4,123 at the 2010 census.[2] It is part of the PoughkeepsieNewburghMiddletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New YorkNewarkBridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.

Spackenkill is in the town of Poughkeepsie. Children in the community, if they attend public school, go to the Spackenkill Union Free School District. An IBM plant is also located in this community, and many of its employees live in Spackenkill. Several informal neighborhoods exist within the Spackenkill community such as Hagantown, Nassau, King George, Beechwood, Crown Heights, and Kingwood Park. These neighborhoods contain some of the schools of the Spackenkill School District.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Spackenkill CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2015.