West Point is a census-designated place in Orange County, New York, United States. It is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States. West Point, New York, is a small community located in Orange County along the Hudson River, with a population of approximately 6,516 as of the 2025 U.S. Census. West Point is located along the Hudson River a little more than 50 miles north of New York City. It sits in Orange County, NY. The closest community is located outside the South Gate where the... West Point is a CDPlocated in Orange County, New York. West Point has a 2026 population of 6,500. West Point is currently declining at a rate of -0.25% annually but its population has increased by 2.72% since the most recent census, which recorded a population of 6,328 in 2020. It is a Census Designated Place (CDP) located in the Town of Highlands in Orange County, New York, [4][5] located on the western bank of the Hudson River. The population was 7,341 at the 2020 census. West Point is a census-designated place in Orange County, New York, United States. It is the oldest continuously occupied military post in the United States. West Point, NY is located in Orange County, within the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 28880). It spans 9 of New York's Congressional Districts (1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th,6th,10th,15th, and 18th). West Point is situated in Orange County, New York, on the western bank of the Hudson River, at geographic coordinates approximately 41°23′N 73°57′W.[34] The location lies between the villages of Highland Falls to the south and Cornwall to the north, roughly 50 miles north of Manhattan.[35] The United States Military Academy at West Point, founded in 1802, offers a museum and tours of its Gothic Revival-style campus located at West Point, NY in Orange County. The primary coordinate point for West Point is located at latitude 41.3915 and longitude -73.956 in Orange County. The formal boundaries for the West Point Census Designated Place encompass a land area of 19.75 sq. miles and a water area of 0.9 sq. miles.