{"id":6422,"date":"2023-07-28T12:58:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T12:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=6422"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:49:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:49:24","slug":"putnam-county-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/putnam-county-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"Putnam County, New York"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Putnam County is a county in New York, United States, in the Hudson Valley about 55 miles north<br \/>\nof New York City. It had a population of 97,668 at the 2020 census, an estimated 99,028 by 2025,<br \/>\nand covers 246 square miles (640 km2), of which 230 square miles (600 km2) are land, centred near<br \/>\n41\u00b026\u2032N 73\u00b045\u2032W.<\/p>\n<p>Carmel is the county seat; its postal code is 10512. The county holds 3 incorporated villages<br \/>\nand 9 unincorporated hamlets and lake communities across 6 towns, and it runs on Eastern Time.<br \/>\nIts FIPS code is 36079.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns &amp; Villages in Putnam County<\/h2>\n<p>Putnam County has 12 named places on record: 3 incorporated villages and 9 unincorporated<br \/>\nhamlets and census-designated communities with no local government of their own. CDP stands for<br \/>\ncensus designated place; Unincorp. covers hamlets recognized by name with no separate Census<br \/>\ncount.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<th>Type<\/th>\n<th>Town<\/th>\n<th>Pop.<\/th>\n<th>ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Carmel<\/td>\n<td>CDP &middot; seat<\/td>\n<td>Carmel<\/td>\n<td>7,538<\/td>\n<td>10512<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mahopac<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Carmel<\/td>\n<td>8,932<\/td>\n<td>10541<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lake Carmel<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Carmel<\/td>\n<td>8,069<\/td>\n<td>10512<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brewster<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Southeast<\/td>\n<td>2,508<\/td>\n<td>10509<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Putnam Lake<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Patterson<\/td>\n<td>3,776<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Cold Spring<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Philipstown<\/td>\n<td>1,986<\/td>\n<td>10516<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Garrison<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Philipstown<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>10524<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nelsonville<\/td>\n<td>Village<\/td>\n<td>Philipstown<\/td>\n<td>624<\/td>\n<td>10516<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Lake Peekskill<\/td>\n<td>CDP<\/td>\n<td>Putnam Valley<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>10537<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Putnam Valley<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Putnam Valley<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>10579<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kent Cliffs<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Kent<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>10512<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Patterson<\/td>\n<td>Unincorp.<\/td>\n<td>Patterson<\/td>\n<td>&mdash;<\/td>\n<td>12563<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two places on this list straddle town lines. The Lake Carmel CDP extends across both the towns<br \/>\nof Carmel and Kent, and its 8,069 residents split between the two; the table lists it under<br \/>\nCarmel, its larger share. The village of Brewster likewise straddles two towns, Southeast and<br \/>\nPatterson, though most of its area and nearly all its 2,508 residents sit in Southeast.<\/p>\n<h2>Towns of Putnam County<\/h2>\n<p>New York organizes Putnam County into six towns, each its own unit of local government. Sorted<br \/>\nby population:<\/p>\n<div class=\"tv-table-scroll\">\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Town<\/th>\n<th>Pop. (2020)<\/th>\n<th>Main settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Carmel<\/td>\n<td>33,576<\/td>\n<td>Carmel (seat), Mahopac, Lake Carmel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Southeast<\/td>\n<td>18,058<\/td>\n<td>Brewster (mostly), Milltown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kent<\/td>\n<td>12,900<\/td>\n<td>Kent Cliffs, Farmers Mills, Ludingtonville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Putnam Valley<\/td>\n<td>11,762<\/td>\n<td>Putnam Valley hamlet, Lake Peekskill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Patterson<\/td>\n<td>11,541<\/td>\n<td>Patterson hamlet, Putnam Lake, Brewster (partly)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Philipstown<\/td>\n<td>9,831<\/td>\n<td>Cold Spring, Nelsonville, Garrison<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>10512 &mdash; Carmel and Lake Carmel<\/li>\n<li>10541 &mdash; Mahopac<\/li>\n<li>10509 &mdash; Brewster<\/li>\n<li>10516 &mdash; Cold Spring and Nelsonville<\/li>\n<li>10524 &mdash; Garrison<\/li>\n<li>10579 &mdash; Putnam Valley<\/li>\n<li>10537 &mdash; Lake Peekskill<\/li>\n<li>12563 &mdash; Patterson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Putnam Lake and Kent Cliffs have no ZIP of their own; Putnam Lake&#8217;s mail runs through<br \/>\nPatterson&#8217;s 12563 and Kent Cliffs shares Carmel&#8217;s 10512.<\/p>\n<h2>Geography<\/h2>\n<p>Putnam County sits in New York&#8217;s Hudson Highlands, a rugged belt of granite ridges and glacial<br \/>\nlakes between the Hudson River and the Connecticut line. Of its 246 square miles, 230 are land<br \/>\nand 16 are water, about 6.5 percent, mostly in Lake Mahopac and Lake Carmel, the county&#8217;s two<br \/>\nlargest inland lakes. The Hudson River forms the county&#8217;s western edge along Philipstown, and<br \/>\nClarence Fahnestock State Park and the Appalachian Trail cross the county&#8217;s eastern hills.<br \/>\nScofield Ridge, at roughly 1,540 feet, is the highest point.<\/p>\n<p>Dutchess County lies to the north, Fairfield County in Connecticut to the east, and Westchester<br \/>\nCounty to the south. Across the Hudson River, Orange County touches the county&#8217;s northwest<br \/>\ncorner and Rockland County borders its southwest tip near Bear Mountain. <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/dutchess-county\/\">Dutchess County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/westchester-county\/\">Westchester County<\/a>, <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/orange-county-new-york\/\">Orange County<\/a> and <a\nhref=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/rockland-county\/\">Rockland County<\/a> all have posts on this<br \/>\nsite; Fairfield County, Connecticut does not.<\/p>\n<h2>Demographics<\/h2>\n<p>Putnam County had a population of 97,668 at the 2020 census, and the latest estimate puts the<br \/>\ncounty near 99,028 residents. Carmel and Southeast are the two largest towns, together holding<br \/>\nmore than half the county&#8217;s population. Median household income runs $126,257 (2024), well<br \/>\nabove New York&#8217;s statewide figure of $82,095 (2023 ACS). Population density works out to about<br \/>\n425 people per square mile of land, among the highest in the mid-Hudson region outside<br \/>\nWestchester, reflecting the county&#8217;s place as a New York City commuter suburb.<\/p>\n<h2>Economy &amp; Local Life<\/h2>\n<p>Health care and social assistance employs the most workers in the county, about 7,540 people,<br \/>\nfollowed closely by educational services at 7,488 and retail trade at 4,613. Nuvance Health&#8217;s<br \/>\nPutnam Hospital Center in Carmel is among the county&#8217;s largest employers, and many residents<br \/>\ncommute south to Westchester County or New York City for work. Kent is home to the Chuang Yen<br \/>\nMonastery, which houses the largest indoor Buddha statue in the Western Hemisphere and draws<br \/>\nvisitors from across the region. The county&#8217;s biggest annual event is the Putnam County 4-H<br \/>\nFair, held each August at the fairgrounds in Carmel.<\/p>\n<h2>History<\/h2>\n<p>New York&#8217;s legislature created Putnam County on 12 June 1812, dividing it from Dutchess<br \/>\nCounty. It was named for Israel Putnam, a French and Indian War officer and Revolutionary War<br \/>\ngeneral. The Historic Putnam County Courthouse in Carmel, built in 1814, is the second-oldest<br \/>\nworking courthouse in New York.<\/p>\n<p>Two Revolutionary War events mark the county&#8217;s early history. British troops burned the<br \/>\nContinental Army barracks at Continental Village, in Philipstown, in October 1777 after the fall<br \/>\nof the nearby Hudson Highlands forts. Decades later, in 1817, Gouverneur Kemble founded the West<br \/>\nPoint Foundry at Cold Spring; it cast the Parrott rifled cannon used by Union forces during the<br \/>\nCivil War before closing in the 1890s.<\/p>\n<h2>Getting There<\/h2>\n<p>Interstate 84 crosses the county&#8217;s southeastern towns, Patterson and Southeast, connecting to<br \/>\nInterstate 684 in neighboring Westchester County. No interstate reaches Philipstown or Putnam<br \/>\nValley, which rely on US 9 and US 6. US 202, NY 22 and NY 301 and the Taconic State Parkway also<br \/>\nrun through the county.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New York City &mdash; about 55 miles south<\/li>\n<li>Poughkeepsie &mdash; about 20 miles north<\/li>\n<li>Danbury, Connecticut &mdash; about 15 miles east<\/li>\n<li>Peekskill &mdash; about 12 miles south<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Westchester County Airport, about 20 miles south in White Plains, is the nearest major<br \/>\ncommercial airport. Metro-North Railroad&#8217;s Harlem Line stops at Brewster and Patterson, and its<br \/>\nHudson Line stops at Cold Spring and Garrison, both connecting to Grand Central Terminal; the<br \/>\nnearest Amtrak station is roughly 20 miles north in Poughkeepsie.<\/p>\n<h2>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where is Putnam County located?<\/strong><br \/>\nIt sits in New York&#8217;s Hudson Highlands, about 55 miles north of New York City, bordered by<br \/>\nDutchess, Westchester, Fairfield (Connecticut), Orange and Rockland counties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the population of Putnam County?<\/strong><br \/>\n97,668 at the 2020 census, with a 2025 estimate near 99,028.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How big is Putnam County?<\/strong><br \/>\n246 square miles (640 km2), of which 230 square miles are land.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the county seat of Putnam County?<\/strong><br \/>\nCarmel, home to the 1814 county courthouse, is the county seat.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How many towns and villages are in Putnam County?<\/strong><br \/>\nSix towns &mdash; Carmel, Kent, Patterson, Philipstown, Putnam Valley and Southeast &mdash; and<br \/>\nthree incorporated villages: Brewster, Cold Spring and Nelsonville.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What ZIP codes does Putnam County use?<\/strong><br \/>\n10512 for Carmel and Lake Carmel; 10541 for Mahopac; 10509 for Brewster; 10516 for Cold Spring<br \/>\nand Nelsonville; 10524 for Garrison; 10579 for Putnam Valley; 10537 for Lake Peekskill; and<br \/>\n12563 for Patterson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Putnam County known for?<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Hudson Highlands&#8217; hiking trails, the Chuang Yen Monastery in Kent, and Cold Spring&#8217;s West<br \/>\nPoint Foundry, which cast Civil War-era cannons.<\/p>\n<p>More counties in this state: <a href=\"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/category\/new-york\/\">Towns<br \/>\nand villages in New York<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putnam County is a county in New York, United States, in the Hudson Valley about 55 miles north of New York City. It had a population of 97,668 at the 2020 census, an estimated 99,028 by 2025, and covers 246 square miles (640 km2), of which 230 square miles (600 km2) are land, centred near [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Towns & Villages in Putnam County, New York","_seopress_titles_desc":"All 12 towns and villages in Putnam County, New York - type, town, population and ZIP for each, plus the county's 6 towns and West Point Foundry history.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":0,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[6],"class_list":["post-6422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-new-york","tag-towns-and-cities","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6422"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9547,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6422\/revisions\/9547"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}