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Welcome to Berea ...

Berea is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berea, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Berea is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Berea: 845 & 329<3>

Communities Also Named Berea ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Berea - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Berea ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities near Berea ...

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

  • Poughkeepsie
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Palm Tree
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Middletown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Newburgh
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Beacon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • 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 <4>
  • Woodbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • Monroe
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • New Paltz
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Washingtonville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)

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 Berea. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Berea.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Berea. 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 Berea.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berea ...

Looking for more information about Berea? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Berea, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Berea.

Adding Berea to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berea 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 Berea was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berea.

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 Berea - 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 Berea area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Berea area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.