Welcome to Middletown ...

The city of Middletown is located in Orange County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Middletown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Middletown has a population of 28,189 people<2> (see below for details).

Middletown is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Middletown: (845)

The ZIP code for Middletown: 10940<4>

Websites for Middletown ...

Official Website:   www.ci.middletown.ny.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Middletown had an population of 28,189 people. This is an increase of 0.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.03% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Middletown had a population of 28,086 people (which is 7.53% of the total population of Orange County). This makes Middletown the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Middletown represents 0.14% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 28,086 people, the population of Middletown increased 10.63% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 25,388 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Middletown.

Communities Also Named Middletown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Middletown: This one is located in Orange County and the other is located in Bronx County.

Beyond New York, there are 44 communities that are also named Middletown - they are located in British Columbia, California (2), Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana (4), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Maine, Maryland (3), Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey (3), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (7), Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Middletown ...

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

• Palm Tree
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Palm Tree
• Kiryas Joel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Kiryas Joel
• Woodbury
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
  • Woodbury is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Woodbury
• Monroe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monroe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
  • Monroe is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Monroe
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <6>
• Port Jervis
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jervis
  • Port Jervis is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Port Jervis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <6>
• Warwick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Warwick
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <6>
• Walden
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walden have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
  • Walden is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Walden
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <6>
• Monticello
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Sullivan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Monticello
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <6>
• Washingtonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washingtonville
  • Washingtonville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,730 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Washingtonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washingtonville <6>
• Montgomery
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Jump to a Google Map centered on Montgomery
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Middletown. Our list includes 42 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Middletown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Middletown ...

Looking for more information about Middletown? 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 Middletown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Middletown.

Adding Middletown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Middletown 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 Middletown was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Middletown in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Middletown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Middletown: www.ci.middletown.ny.us/

The official website for Orange County: www.co.orange.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/