Hunts Point, Bronx

Hunts Point
Neighborhood of the Bronx
The American Bank Note Company Printing Plant in Hunts Point
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 District	Bronx 2[1]
Founded	1849
Named for	Thomas Hunt
Area
• Total	4.27 km2 (1.650 sq mi)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	12,281
• Density	2,900/km2 (7,400/sq mi)
Economics
• Median income	$25,678
Ethnicity[3]
• Hispanic	74.6%
• Black	22.2%
• White	1.3%
• Asian	0.7%
• Others	1.2%
ZIP Code	10474
Area code	718, 347, 929, and 917
Website	www.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.