Stony Point, New York

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Stony Point, New York
Town
Stony Point Light in Stony Point
Seal
Location in Rockland County and the state of 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
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Rockland
Established	March 20, 1865
Government
• Supervisor	Jim Monaghan
Area [1]
• Total	31.60 sq mi (81.84 km2)
• Land	27.62 sq mi (71.54 km2)
• Water	3.98 sq mi (10.30 km2)
Elevation	282 ft (86 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	14,813
• Density	536.31/sq mi (207.06/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	10980
Area code	845
FIPS code	36-71674
GNIS feature ID	0979532
Website	http://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.