Summitville | |
Settlement Type: | hamlet |
Pushpin Map: | USA New York |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sullivan |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 41.6214°N -74.4508°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 12781 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Summitville is a hamlet in the town of Mamakating in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The hamlet is located along U.S. Route 209. The postal ZIP code is 12781; the telephone exchange is predominantly 888 and overlaid 647 in Area code 845.
Summitville was once a busy transportation hub. The name Summitville is derived from the fact that the Delaware and Hudson Canal summit lies within the town of Summitville. Water runs downhill in both directions towards the Hudson and the Delaware Rivers.
Later the New York, Ontario and Western Railway (O&W) had a major station in Summitville. The O&W had a junction off their main line that led to branch lines heading to Kingston to the northeast and Port Jervis and Monticello to the southwest.
Summitville is located at 40°20′14″N, 85°38′35″W (40.337361, -85.642985).[1]