Phillipsport New York Map

About Phillipsport, New York

Phillipsport is a locality in Sullivan County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Phillipsport is located at 41.6393°N, 74.4457°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12769.

Phillipsport occupies a quiet corridor where the Homowack Kill carves a steady, silver path through the landscape, defining the pace of the valley floor. It lies 9.4 miles south-southwest of Wawarsing, NY (from Wawarsing, NY: bearing 209°T), and is situated 6.0 miles south-southwest of Ellenville. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, drifting down from the distant Appalachian Mountains that silhouette the western horizon in shades of bruised purple and charcoal. To the north, the terrain rises into dense woodland, where the light at dusk filters through the canopy to catch the damp moss and limestone outcroppings. Only three miles away, the surface of Beaverman Lake remains an undisturbed mirror, reflecting the heavy, seasonal changes of the sky. The Delaware and Hudson Canal Linear County Park provides a grounded spine for the area, tracing the old industrial arteries that once dictated the movement of goods and people through this rugged interior. Phillipsport remembers the era of the canal, when the labor of stone-cutters and boatmen turned the tide of local commerce and linked the disparate reaches of the state. While the heavy traffic of the past has faded, the local economy remains tied to the land, shifting from the bustle of canal-side trade to a quieter, more deliberate existence. The nearby Nevele Falls serves as a persistent, rhythmic reminder of the water’s power, drawing observers to the deep, resonant plunge of the stream eight miles toward the Witches Hole. Life here proceeds without the frantic pressure of the metropolitan centers, favoring the slow accumulation of seasons and the steady work of those who remain. Phillipsport endures as a place of quiet transition, where the echoes of nineteenth-century engineering still linger in the mossy embankments and the persistent flow of the Homowack Kill.

About This Phillipsport Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Phillipsport, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 41.63926, -74.445712. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Phillipsport and Sullivan County.

Detailed location data for Phillipsport includes the ZIP code (12790), telephone area code (845), county seat of Sullivan County (Monticello), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Phillipsport is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.