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Welcome to Otter Kill ...

Otter Kill is located in Orange County<1>.

Otter Kill is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Otter Kill: 845 & 329<3>

Websites for Otter Kill ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities near Otter Kill ...

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

  • Palm Tree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (7 miles [11.3 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Newburgh
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Beacon
    (19 miles [30.6 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>
  • Woodbury
    (9 miles [14.5 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
  • Suffern
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • West Haverstraw
    (19 miles [30.6 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
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Warwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Otter Kill ...

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

Adding Otter Kill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Otter Kill 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 Otter Kill was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Otter Kill.

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