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Highland Falls

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About Highland Falls

Village in New York, United States
3,684Population
1.1 sq miArea
144 ftElevation

Highland Falls, formerly named Buttermilk Falls, is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 3,684 at the 2020 census. The village was founded in 1906. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh metropolitan area as well as the larger New York metropolitan area. Highland Falls is in the Town of Highlands and is adjacent to the United States Military Academy at West Point.

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