Wingdale, New York

Census-designated place in New York, United States

41°38′48″N 73°34′4″W / 41.64667°N 73.56778°W / 41.64667; -73.56778CountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCounty DutchessTownDoverArea

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• Total2.60 sq mi (6.73 km²) • Land2.57 sq mi (6.65 km²) • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km²)Elevation

425 ft (130 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,051 • Density409.43/sq mi (158.11/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code

12594

Area code845FIPS code36-82579GNIS feature ID2806935^[2]

Wingdale is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Dover in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.^[2]

The community is in southeastern Dutchess County, in the southern part of Dover. The hamlet of Wingdale is in the northern part of the CDP, while the Evangelical Center is in the south, on the grounds of the former Harlem Valley State Hospital, and scattered housing occupies the hills in the eastern part of the CDP. The Swamp River, a north-flowing tributary of the Tenmile River, part of the Housatonic River watershed, runs through the center of the CDP.

New York State Route 22 runs through the CDP, passing east of Wingdale hamlet. The highway leads north 7 miles (11 km) to Dover Plains and south the same distance to Pawling. State Route 55 runs concurrently with NY 22 to the south, but turns east at Wingdale and leads 6 miles (10 km) to Gaylordsville, Connecticut. Wingdale is 21 miles (34 km) east of Poughkeepsie and 23 miles (37 km) northwest of Danbury, Connecticut.

The Metro-North Harlem Valley–Wingdale station is located between the Evangelical Center and the Harlem Valley Golf Course in the southern part of the CDP.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,051		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[3]

Attractions

Wingdale is the former home of the Dover Drag Strip, a dragstrip that existed from 1961 to 1976.^[4]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Wingdale Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^ Motavalli, Jim (May 10, 2010). "Memories of a New York Dragstrip". The New York Times. Retrieved March 12, 2023.