Poughkeepsie | |
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City of Poughkeepsie | |
![]() Poughkeepsie during its annual balloon festival | |
Etymology: U-puku-ipi-sing: "The reed-covered lodge by the little-water place"[1] | |
Nickname(s): The Queen City of the Hudson, PK[2]: 207 | |
![]() Interactive map of Poughkeepsie, New York | |
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Coordinates: 41°42′N 73°56′W / 41.70°N 73.93°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | New York |
County | Dutchess |
Founded | 1686 |
Incorporated (town) | 1799 |
Incorporated (city) | 1854 |
Government | |
• Type | Mayor–council government |
Area | |
• City | 5.72 sq mi (14.81 km2) |
• Land | 5.14 sq mi (13.32 km2) |
• Water | 0.57 sq mi (1.49 km2) |
• Urban | 327.1 sq mi (847.3 km2) |
Elevation | 180 ft (50 m) |
Highest elevation (College Hill) | 380 ft (120 m) |
Lowest elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population | |
• City | 31,577 |
• Density | 6,137.41/sq mi (2,369.86/km2) |
• Urban | 314,766 |
• Urban density | 1,499.4/sq mi (578.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 12601-12604 |
Area code | 845 |
FIPS code | 36-59641 |
GNIS feature ID | 979392[5] |
Website | www |
Poughkeepsie (pronounced /pəˈkɪpsiː/) is a city in New York, which is in the United States. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, New York. The city sits along the Hudson River, between New York City and Albany.
The Poughkeepsie Bridge is in this city. It was an early state capital of New York before the capital moved permanently to Albany.
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