Sparrow Bush, New York
Sparrow Bush, New York | |
|---|---|
845 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 965949[1] |
Sparrow Bush is a
ZIP code 12780.[4][5] 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.[6]
It is zoned to
Port Jervis School District,[7] 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 (41.2400, -74.4324)
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km2), of which 2.72 sq mi (7.0 km2) is land and 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2)(2.5%) is water.[8]
Interactive map of Sparrow Bush's location
References
- ^ "Sparrow Bush". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "State of New York Census Designated Places - Current/BAS20 - Data as of January 1, 2019". tigerweb.geo.census.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
- ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
- ^ "History". townofdeerparkny.gov. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 5, 2021.
- ^ Bureau, US Census. "Gazetteer Files". Census.gov. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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