West Point

Also known as West Point, New York, West Point, NY

census-designated place in the U.S. state of New York

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New York
County: Orange
Town: Highlands
Total: 19.34 sq mi (50.08 km )
Land: 18.44 sq mi (47.75 km )
Water: 0.90 sq mi (2.33 km )
Density: 398.2/sq mi (153.75/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Zip codes: 10996–10997
Fips code: 36-80747

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Wikidata facts

Official name: West Point Military Reservation
Population: 7341
Area: 53.484973
Elevation: 220
Image: Aerial view of West Point and Hudson River 02 - white balanced (9614194870).jpg
Households: 952
Dialing code: 845

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Commons category: West Point, New York
water as percent of area: 4.3639
native label: West Point
per capita income: 23823
P8168: Cassin's Honeybird
postal code: 10997

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West Point is a census-designated place in Orange County, New York, United States. It is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States.

Located on the Hudson River in New York, General George Washington stationed his headquarters in West Point in the summer and fall of 1779 during the American Revolutionary War, and later called it "the most important Post in America" in 1781 following the war's end. West Point was also the site of General Benedict Arnold's failed attempt at treason during the Revolutionary War.