Chappaqua, New York
Chappaqua (/ˈtʃæpəkwɑː/ CHAP-ə-kwah) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of New Castle, in northern Westchester County, New York. It is approximately 30 miles (50 km) north of New York City. The hamlet is served by the Chappaqua station of the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line. In the New York State Legislature it is within the New York State Assembly's 93rd district and the New York Senate's 40th district. In Congress the village is in New York's 17th District.
Chappaqua, New York | |
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| Etymology: Algonquian for "the rustling land" | |
Location of Chappaqua, New York | |
| Coordinates (Downtown): 41°9′32″N 73°46′20″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| Region | Hudson Valley |
| County | Westchester |
| Town | New Castle |
| Seat | New Castle Town Hall 41°9′19″N 73°46′28″W 320 ft (98 m) |
| Government | |
| • Town Supervisor | Victoria Tipp |
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| Area | |
| • Total | 0.92 sq mi (2.39 km2) |
| • Land | 0.91 sq mi (2.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 330 ft (100 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 2,598 |
| • Density | 2,867.55/sq mi (1,107.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 10514 |
| Area code | 914 (Exchange: 238) |
| GNIS feature ID | 946393 |
| FIPS code | 36-13805 |
| River | Saw Mill |
| Website | www |
Chappaqua was founded by a group of Quakers in the 1730s and was the home of Horace Greeley, New-York Tribune editor and U.S. congressman. He now names Chappaqua's high school.
Many notable people have called Chappaqua home. Leo Esaki, a Japanese physicist, was living in town when he won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1973. Since the late 1990s, the 42nd president of the United States, Bill Clinton and the 67th secretary of State, Hillary Clinton have lived there.