Eddyville New York Map

About Eddyville, New York

Eddyville is a locality in Ulster County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,400. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Eddyville is located at 41.8943°N, 74.0260°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12401.

Eddyville rests where the Rondout Creek, a waterway that has long dictated the pulse of this Ulster County locale, widens and deepens before its eventual meeting with the Hudson. It lies 14.4 miles north-north-west of Poughkeepsie, NY (from Poughkeepsie, NY: bearing 338°T), and is situated 2.7 miles south-south-west of Kingston. The land here is a study in gentle slopes and shadowed hollows, a place where the deciduous forests, thick with oak and maple, begin to soften towards the more open fields that characterize the lower reaches of the valley. A sense of quiet permanence pervades the air, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun, slanting through the trees, casts long, golden fingers across the worn asphalt of the roads and illuminates the weathered clapboard of the older homes. The creek itself, a muted ribbon of slate-grey water, carries the detritus of the landscape – fallen leaves, branches, and the occasional glint of mica from the exposed rock – on its unhurried journey. This is a place that remembers its working past, a past etched into the very contours of the land by the canal boats and barges that once plied the Rondout, hauling bluestone and cement from the quarries that dotted the surrounding hills. The economic life of Eddyville, though now more diversified, still carries the faint echo of those industrious days, with remnants of old lock systems and canal towpaths offering silent testimony to its former significance as a transportation hub. The local character is one of resilient pragmatism, a quiet dignity born of generations who understood the land and its demands. While the immediate environs may not boast grand pronouncements, the subtle beauty of the creek's winding path and the enduring strength of the forested slopes offer a profound sense of place, a stillness that invites contemplation.

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This page provides an interactive Google map of Eddyville, New York with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Eddyville and Ulster County.

Detailed location data for Eddyville includes the ZIP code (14755), telephone area code (607, 845), county seat of Ulster County (Kingston), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Eddyville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.