Valhalla, New York

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Valhalla
CDP
Kensico Dam at the Kensico Reservoir in Valhalla
Location of Valhalla, New York
Coordinates: 41°4′30″N 73°46′31″W / 41.07500°N 73.77528°W / 41.07500; -73.77528
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Westchester
Town	Mount Pleasant
Area [1]
• Total	0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2)
• Land	0.83 sq mi (2.15 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	256 ft (78 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,213
• Density	3,871.08/sq mi (1,495.44/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	10595
Area code	914
FIPS code	36-76639
GNIS feature ID	0968353

Valhalla (/vælhælə/) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Mount Pleasant, in Westchester County, New York, United States, in the New York City metropolitan area. Its population was 3,162 at the 2010 U.S. Census.^[2] The name was inspired by a fan of the composer Richard Wagner, and the hamlet is known both as the home of the primary hospital campus of Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College and as the burial place of numerous noted people. Valhalla is the realm of the gods in Norse mythology.