Official Name: | Sparrow Bush, New York |
Settlement Type: | Hamlet and CDP |
Pushpin Map: | New York#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Orange |
Unit Pref: | imperial |
Area Total Km2: | 7.25 |
Area Land Km2: | 7 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.18 |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 2.8 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 2.72 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.07 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Total: | 981 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 502 |
Coordinates: | 41.4°N -74.7233°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 12780 |
Area Code: | 845 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 965949 |
Named For: | Henry L. Sparrow |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Deerpark |
Sparrow Bush is a hamlet (and census designated place)[1] in the town of Deerpark, in Orange County, New York, United States. The population as of the 2020 census is 981.[2] The community is located along state routes 42 and 97, northwest of Port Jervis. Sparrow Bush has a post office with ZIP code 12780.[3] [4] 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.[5]
It is zoned to Port Jervis School District,[6] which operates Port Jervis High School and 2 Elementary Schools.
Sparrow Bush is located at (41.2400, -74.4324)
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of, of which is land and (2.5%) is water.[7]