Wappingers Falls is a village in the towns of Poughkeepsie and Wappinger, in Dutchess County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 5,522. The community was named for the cascade in Wappinger Creek. Some iconic places: Walkway Over the Hudson, Dia Beacon, Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Home of Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site, Bannerman Castle, Breakneck Ridge, Fishkill Farms, Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site