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Welcome to Howell ...

Howell is located in Orange County<1>.

Howell is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Howell: 845 & 329<3>

Communities Also Named Howell ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Howell - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Idaho (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi (3), Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Websites for Howell ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities near Howell ...

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

  • Palm Tree
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Newburgh
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodbury
    (12 miles [19.3 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
  • Monroe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Port Jervis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Warwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Walden
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Washingtonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Howell ...

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

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