Welcome to Greenwood Lake ...
The village of Greenwood Lake is located in Orange County<1>.
The location of Greenwood Lake has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Greenwood Lake was established in 1924.
A typical abbreviation for Greenwood Lake: Greenwood Lk.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Greenwood Lake has a population of 3,085 people<3> (see below for details).
The community of Greenwood Lake is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Greenwood Lake lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Greenwood Lake ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.orangeny.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Greenwood Lake, the following might be of interest:
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Greenwood Lake had an population of 3,085 people. This is a decrease of 2.19% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.56% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Greenwood Lake had a population of 3,154 people. This makes Greenwood Lake the county's 35th most populous community.
The population of Greenwood Lake represents 0.02% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 675th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,154 people, the population of Greenwood Lake decreased 7.53% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,411 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Greenwood Lake.
Communities Also Named Greenwood Lake ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Greenwood Lake - it's located in Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenwood Lake.
Communities near Greenwood Lake ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greenwood Lake.
- Spring Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
- Palm Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Kiryas Joel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Middletown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Middletown is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>
- Ridgewood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
- Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
- Peekskill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
- Peekskill is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <5>
- Haverstraw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
- Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <5>
- Woodbury
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Suffern
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffern
- Suffern is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,970 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffern <5>
- West Haverstraw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
- West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 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 Greenwood Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenwood Lake.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greenwood Lake. 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 Greenwood Lake.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwood Lake. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Greenwood Lake.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenwood Lake ...
Looking for more information about Greenwood Lake? 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 Greenwood Lake, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Greenwood Lake.
Adding Greenwood Lake to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Greenwood Lake 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 for Greenwood Lake was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
We also found Greenwood Lake on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for New York (1956).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenwood Lake.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwood Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Greenwood Lake. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greenwood Lake - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |