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Welcome to Farmingdale ...

The village of Farmingdale is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmingdale, 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.

Farmingdale is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Farmingdale: 845 & 329<3>

Communities Also Named Farmingdale ...

While we believe that this Farmingdale is located in Orange County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Farmingdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Nassau and Queens County.

Beyond New York, there are 11 communities that are also named Farmingdale - they are located in Illinois (2), Maine, New Jersey, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia (2).

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

Websites for Farmingdale ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities near Farmingdale ...

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

  • Palm Tree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Middletown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Newburgh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Peekskill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Beacon
    (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
  • Haverstraw
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodbury
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Woodbury is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • West Haverstraw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
  • Monroe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmingdale ...

Looking for more information about Farmingdale? 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 Farmingdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Farmingdale.

Adding Farmingdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmingdale.

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 Farmingdale - 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 Farmingdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Farmingdale 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.