Verplanck, New York
CDP
About Verplanck
Set in the southeastern part of New York, Verplanck is a small unincorporated community.
Verplanck holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.6 square miles.
📰 Verplanck News Today
- Harckham Announces Roof Replacement for the Verplanck Fire Department Funded by $100,000 State Grant The New York State Senate (.gov) · Jul 23
- Verplanck To Celebrate 104th Annual Our Lady of Mount Carmel Italian Feast Peekskill Herald · Jul 7
- Verplanck Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Verplanck Colvin’s State Land Surveying Legacy New York Almanack · Jun 17
- Julia Daley Obituary - Montrose, NY Dignity Memorial · Apr 19
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What Makes Verplanck Unique
- The only place in America named Verplanck — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- KinoSaito Arts Center · Museum
- Dunderberg Spiral Railway · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.6 sq mi
Coordinates41.2542, -73.9612