Middletown, New York
Middletown, New York | |
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From top, left to right: Skyline of Middletown; O&W Station; Gilman Center | |
Interactive map of Middletown | |
| Coordinates: 41°27′N 74°25′W / 41.450°N 74.417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Incorporation as village | May 15, 1848 |
| Incorporation as city | October 9, 1888 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Joseph M. DeStefano (D) |
| • Council members | |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.33 sq mi (13.81 km2) |
| • Land | 5.31 sq mi (13.74 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2) |
| Elevation | 520 ft (160 m) |
| Highest elevation (North boundary along Kennedy Terrace) | 740 ft (230 m) |
| Lowest elevation (Unnamed tributary of Monhagen Brook along south boundary) | 460 ft (140 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 30,345 |
| • Density | 5,719.00/sq mi (2,208.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 10940 |
| Area codes | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-47042 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Middletown, New York |
| Website | www |
Middletown is the largest city in Orange County, New York, United States. It lies in New York's Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. Middletown is situated between Port Jervis and Newburgh, New York. At the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 30,345, reflecting an increase of 2,259 from the 28,086 counted in the 2010 census. The ZIP Code is 10940. Middletown falls within the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh Metropolitan Statistical Area, which belongs to the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area.
Middletown was incorporated as a city in 1888. It grew in the 19th and early 20th centuries as a stop on several lower New York State railroads, attracting several small manufacturing businesses. SUNY Orange, the Times-Herald Record, U.S. Postal Service, County of Orange, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Orange & Rockland Utilities, and the City of Middletown are major employers in Middletown. Many residents also work at the Galleria at Crystal Run, Walmart, Media Communications Corp, and Garnet Health in the nearby Town of Wallkill.