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Welcome to Arden ...

Arden is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Arden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.

Arden is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Arden lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Arden: 845 & 329<3>

The ZIP code for Arden: 10910<4>

Communities Also Named Arden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Arden - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas, Washington and West Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Arden.

Websites for Arden ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Arden, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Arden ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Arden.

  • Spring Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Palm Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Newburgh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ossining
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Peekskill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Beacon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <5>
  • Haverstraw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodbury
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Arden. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Arden.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Arden. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Arden.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Arden. See our Newspapers Page for Arden.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Arden ...

Looking for more information about Arden? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Arden, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Arden.

Adding Arden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Arden in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Arden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Arden post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Arden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Orange, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Arden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Arden area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Arden area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Arden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Arden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/