Nelsonville New York Map

About Nelsonville, New York

Nelsonville is a locality in Putnam County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 624. The population density is 233.0 people per km². Nelsonville is located at 41.4245°N, 73.9465°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Nelsonville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 10516.

Nelsonville occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic pulse of Foundry Brook, which carves a path through the terrain as if charting the quiet persistence of the valley itself. It lies 4.5 miles east of Cornwall, NY (from Cornwall, NY: bearing 100°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-southeast of Newburgh. The earth here holds a dense, inland stillness, far removed from the brine of the coastline, favoring instead the deep, shaded quiet of the woods. Nearby, the Lonestar serves as a local sanctuary, offering an expanse of green that transitions into the rugged, shadowed depths of the nearby Worlds End. When the light shifts toward evening, it catches the canopy of Black Rock Forest, illuminating the transition from the manicured edges of residential life to the wilder, unyielding character of the regional timberland.

Industrial echoes linger in the architecture of Nelsonville, tracing back to an era when the movement of water and the labor of the forge dictated the rhythm of daily existence. The economy has long since shifted from those early, smoke-filled manufacturing roots, yet the structural integrity of the nineteenth-century homes remains, standing as a physical ledger of those who first cleared the soil. Residents today find their pace set by the proximity of the Pipe Line Trail, a conduit for movement that bypasses the busier arteries of the region. Whether one is wandering toward the hidden descent of Buttermilk Falls or simply watching the water settle in the stillness of Dales Pond, the life of Nelsonville persists with a grounded, unassuming dignity, entirely indifferent to the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains that mark the far reaches of the horizon.

About This Nelsonville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nelsonville, New York. Coordinates: 41.424538, -73.946527. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Nelsonville includes the ZIP code (10516), telephone area code (914, 845), county seat of Putnam County (Carmel), and school district assignment (Haldane Central School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.