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Welcome to Westtown ...

Westtown is located in Orange County<1>.

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

Westtown is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Westtown: 845 & 329<3>

The ZIP code for Westtown: 10998<4>

Communities Also Named Westtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Westtown - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Websites for Westtown ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

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

Communities near Westtown ...

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

  • Palm Tree
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Kiryas Joel
    (19 miles [30.6 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Monroe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Port Jervis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Warwick
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Goshen
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Chester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Maybrook
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • South Blooming Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • South Blooming Grove is located in Orange County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Blooming Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,122 people
    • South Blooming Grove has also been known as:
    • South Blooming Grove village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westtown ...

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

Adding Westtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Westtown.

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 Westtown - 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 Westtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Westtown area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Westtown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Westtown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.