Copake Falls is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Columbia County, New York, United States. The hamlet, once known as Copake Iron Works, is in the eastern part of the town of Copake, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of the Massachusetts state line. The CDP was designated after the 2010 census, so no population figure is yet available.

Copake Falls, New York
Hamlet & Census-designated place
New York State Route 344 in Copake Falls.
Copake Falls Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 42°7′10″N 73°31′30″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Columbia
Town	Copake
Area [1]
• Total	0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
• Land	0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	650 ft (200 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	181
• Density	808.04/sq mi (312.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12517
FIPS code	36-18113
GNIS code	0947409

The former Copake Falls Methodist Episcopal Church was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.[2]

Geography

Copake Falls is located along Bashbish Brook at the western foot of the Taconic Mountains, a range that runs along the New York-Massachusetts border. The Copake Falls area of Taconic State Park, with campsites and hiking trails, is directly east of the hamlet, and Bash Bish Falls, the highest waterfall in Massachusetts, is located 2 miles (3 km) to the east via New York State Route 344.

A portion of the hamlet comprises the Copake Iron Works Historic District, part of the National Register of Historic Places.

New York State Route 22 forms the western edge of the Copake Falls CDP and leads north 4 miles (6 km) to Hillsdale and south 2 miles (3 km) to Copake hamlet.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Copake Falls CDP has a total area of 0.22 square miles (0.58 km²), all land.[3]

Demographics

See also

• Copake Iron Works Historic District
• Taconic State Park

References

External links

• Taconic State Park - Copake Falls Area

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