Welcome to Highland Falls ...
The village of Highland Falls is located in Orange County<1>.
The location of Highland Falls has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
Highland Falls was established in 1906.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Highland Falls has a population of 3,833 people<3> (see below for details).
The community of Highland Falls is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Highland Falls lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Highland Falls ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.orangeny.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Highland Falls, the following might be of interest:
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Highland Falls had an population of 3,833 people. This is a decrease of 1.72% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.21% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Highland Falls had a population of 3,900 people. This makes Highland Falls the county's 31st most populous community.
The population of Highland Falls represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 581st most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,900 people, the population of Highland Falls increased 6.04% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,678 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Highland Falls.
Communities near Highland Falls ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Highland Falls.
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- 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 west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Kiryas Joel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
- Newburgh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Newburgh is located in Orange County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <5>
- Ossining
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
- Ossining is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <5>
- Peekskill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Beacon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Beacon is located in Dutchess County
- 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 south)- 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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Suffern
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- 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>
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 Highland Falls. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Highland Falls.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Highland Falls. 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 Highland Falls.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Highland Falls. See our Newspapers Page for Highland Falls.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Highland Falls ...
Looking for more information about Highland Falls? 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 Highland Falls, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Highland Falls.
Adding Highland Falls to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Highland Falls 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 Highland Falls was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Highland Falls post office opened in 1866.
We also found Highland Falls in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Highland Falls.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highland Falls. 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 Highland Falls. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Highland Falls - 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |