Welcome to Port Orange ...

Port Orange is located in Orange County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Port Orange, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Orange, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

A typical abbreviation for Port Orange: Prt. Orange

Port Orange is 530 feet [162 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Port Orange ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities Also Named Port Orange ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Port Orange - it's located in Florida.

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

Communities near Port Orange ...

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

• Middletown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 <4>
• Port Jervis
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jervis <4>
• Warwick
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
  • Warwick is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,711 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warwick <4>
• Monticello
  (12 miles [19.3 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 TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <4>
• Goshen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goshen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <4>
• Montgomery
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery
  • Montgomery is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montgomery <4>
• Chester
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,056 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• Ellenville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellenville
  • Ellenville is located in Ulster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ellenville <4>
• Maybrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maybrook
  • Maybrook is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maybrook <4>
• Florida
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florida have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florida
  • Florida is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florida <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Orange ...

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

Adding Port Orange to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Orange 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 Port Orange was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Orange.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Orange. 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/