Hyde Park (CDP), New York

Hyde Park is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Hyde Park, Dutchess County, New York, United States.[1] Its population was 1,908 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Hyde Park, New York
Census-designated place
Location of Hyde Park, New York
Coordinates: 41°47′05″N 73°55′59″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Dutchess
Town	Hyde Park
Area
• Total	1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
• Land	1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	187 ft (57 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,908
• Density	1,582/sq mi (611.0/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12538
Area code(s)	845 Exchange: 229
FIPS code	36-37198
GNIS feature ID	0953559

The hamlet of Hyde Park is on the western side of the town of Hyde Park, bordered on the west by the Hudson River. The northern edge of the hamlet is Crum Elbow Creek, a tributary of the Hudson. On the north side of the creek, just outside the hamlet, is the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. The Springwood Estate, preserved as the Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, is just outside the hamlet to the south.

U.S. Route 9 passes through the center of the hamlet, leading north 5 miles (8 km) to Staatsburg and south 6 miles (10 km) to Poughkeepsie, the county seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Hyde Park CDP has an area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.[2]

Contrary to popular belief, the Hyde Park CDP is not a village although many residents refer to it as such. However it is not a village in the traditional sense of the word, due to the lack of a village government (mayor, village board, etc.).[3]