Copake (CDP), New York
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, US
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Copake[2] is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, New York, United States. The hamlet is in the south-central part of the town of Copake. The CDP was designated after the 2010 census.
Copake, New York | |
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  Copake  Copake | |
| Coordinates: 42°6′11″N 73°32′59″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Columbia |
| Town | Copake |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.24 sq mi (3.20 km2) |
| • Land | 1.24 sq mi (3.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 550 ft (170 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 318 |
| • Density | 257.7/sq mi (99.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 12516 |
| FIPS code | 36-18091 |
| GNIS code | 0947408 |
The area was once known as Copake Flats.[3]
The Copake Memorial Clock was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[4]
Geography
Copake is located in a flat valley along Bashbish Brook at the western foot of the Taconic Mountains, a range that runs along the New York-Massachusetts border. The hamlet of Copake Falls is 2 miles (3 km) to the northeast, and Copake Lake is 5 miles (8 km) via road to the northwest. New York State Route 22 passes about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) to the east of Copake Hamlet, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to Hillsdale and south 11 miles (18 km) to Millerton.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Copake Hamlet CDP has a total area of 0.81 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.[5]