Stony Point, New York

Stony Point, New York
Stony Point Light in Stony Point
Stony Point Light in Stony Point
Official seal of Stony Point, New York
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York.
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York.
Stony Point, New York is located in New York
Stony Point, New York
Stony Point, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°14′14″N 74°0′4″W / 41.23722°N 74.00111°W / 41.23722; -74.00111
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyRockland
EstablishedMarch 20, 1865
Government
 • SupervisorJim Monaghan
Area
 • Total31.60 sq mi (81.84 km2)
 • Land27.62 sq mi (71.54 km2)
 • Water3.98 sq mi (10.30 km2)
Elevation
282 ft (86 m)
Population
 • Total14,813
 • Density536.31/sq mi (207.06/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
10980
Area codes
FIPS code36-71674
GNIS feature ID0979532
Websitehttp://www.townofstonypoint.org

Stony Point is a town in Rockland County, New York, United States. It is part of the New York City Metropolitan Area. The town is located north of the town of Haverstraw, east and south of Orange County, and west of the Hudson River and Westchester County. The population was 14,813 at the 2020 census.[2] The name of the town is derived from a prominent projection into the Hudson River.

The town is in the northeastern part of the county. U.S. Route 9W, U.S. Route 202, and the Palisades Interstate Parkway are major north–south routes through the town. Stony Point is included in the North Rockland Central School District. It is the most rural of the five towns in Rockland County.

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "2020 Census Redistricting Data: Stony Point town; Rockland County; New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 9, 2023.