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Sparrow Bush, New York
Hamlet and CDP
A intersection where NY 42 and NY 97 split into two different roads, located in Sparrow Bush, New York
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Coordinates: 41°24′00″N 74°43′24″W / 41.40000°N 74.72333°W / 41.40000; -74.72333
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Orange
Town	Deerpark
Named for	Henry L. Sparrow
Area
• Total	2.8 sq mi (7.25 km)
• Land	2.72 sq mi (7 km)
• Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km)
Elevation	502 ft (153 m)
Population
• Total	981
• Density	350/sq mi (140/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12780
Area code	845
GNIS feature ID	965949

Sparrow Bush is a hamlet (and census designated place) in the town of Deerpark, in Orange County, New York, United States. The population as of the 2020 census is 981. The community is located along state routes 42 and 97, 2.3 miles (3.7 km) northwest of Port Jervis. Sparrow Bush has a post office with ZIP code 12780. The community is named after Henry L. Sparrow who owned a large piece of woodland near the D&H canal.The locals started to call this piece of land Sparrow's “Bosh” (meaning Sparrow's slope) and Sparrow's “Bosk” (meaning Sparrow's woods). Over time the name of the town gradually evolved into Sparrow bush.

It is zoned to Port Jervis School District, which operates Port Jervis High School and 2 Elementary Schools.

Geography

Sparrow Bush is located at 41°24′00″N 74°43′24″W / 41.40000°N 74.72333°W / 41.40000; -74.72333 (41.2400, -74.4324)

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km), of which 2.72 sq mi (7.0 km) is land and 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km)(2.5%) is water.

References

1. "Sparrow Bush". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
2. "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
3. "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
4. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved September 15, 2017.
5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
6. "History". townofdeerparkny.gov. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
7. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Orange County, NY" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
8. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2022.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Orange County, New York, United States
County seat: Goshen
Cities	Middletown Newburgh Port Jervis
Towns	Blooming Grove Chester Cornwall Crawford Deerpark Goshen Greenville Hamptonburgh Highlands Minisink Monroe Montgomery Mount Hope New Windsor Newburgh Palm Tree Tuxedo Wallkill Warwick Wawayanda Woodbury
Villages	Chester Cornwall-on-Hudson Florida Goshen Greenwood Lake Harriman Highland Falls Kiryas Joel Maybrook Monroe Montgomery Otisville South Blooming Grove Tuxedo Park Unionville Walden Warwick Washingtonville Woodbury
CDPs	Balmville Beaver Dam Lake Central Valley Firthcliffe Fort Montgomery Gardnertown Highland Mills Mechanicstown Mountain Lodge Park New Windsor Orange Lake Pine Bush Salisbury Mills Scotchtown Sparrow Bush Vails Gate Walton Park Washington Heights West Point
Other hamlets	Amity Arden Bellvale Bullville Carpenter's Point Circleville Coldenham Cuddebackville Huguenot Johnson Little Britain Michigan Corners Mountainville New Hampton New Vernon Pine Island Port Orange Ridgebury Saint Andrew Scotts Corner Slate Hill South Centerville Sugar Loaf Thompson Ridge Westbrookville Westtown
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