Stuyvesant New York Map

About Stuyvesant, New York

Stuyvesant is a locality in Columbia County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,400. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Stuyvesant is located at 42.3904°N, 73.7815°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12173.

Stuyvesant unfurls along the western bank of the Hudson River, a landscape painted in broad strokes of fertile farmland and the darker, more brooding hues of wooded hills that rise gently toward the west. It lies 18.2 miles south of Albany, NY (from Albany, NY: bearing 184°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south of Coeymans. The air here often carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening apples in late summer, mingling with the earthy aroma of turned soil. Fields of corn, their stalks reaching toward a sky that can shift from a sharp, cerulean blue to a bruised, twilight purple with startling swiftness, stretch towards the river, their cultivated order a quiet contrast to the wilder, more untamed patches of woodland that spill down from the higher ground. The river itself, a broad, silver ribbon, acts as a constant, murmuring presence, reflecting the changing moods of the sky and the steadfast green of the surrounding countryside. The history of Stuyvesant is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of the Hudson Valley, a legacy that continues to shape its identity. For generations, families here have cultivated the rich loam, producing everything from dairy to the very apples that perfume the summer air. The echoes of a more industrial past can still be felt, whispers of brickyards that once fired their kilns along the riverfront, their remnants now softened by time and the persistent creep of river grass. While the grand estates of earlier eras may have faded, the spirit of working the land, of a quiet, persistent prosperity born of the soil, remains a defining characteristic of Stuyvesant, a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life.

About This Stuyvesant Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Stuyvesant, 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 Stuyvesant and Columbia County.

Detailed location data for Stuyvesant includes the ZIP code (12173), telephone area code (518), county seat of Columbia County (Hudson), 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 Stuyvesant is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.