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Welcome to Woodbury ...

Woodbury is located in Orange County<1>.


The location of Woodbury has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Woodbury, 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.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Woodbury has a population of 11,093 people<3> (see below for details).

Woodbury is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Woodbury is located in the (845) area code.

Websites for Woodbury ...

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

Chamber of Commerce:   www.orangeny.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Woodbury had an population of 11,093 people. This is an increase of 3.81% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 25.27% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Woodbury had a population of 10,686 people. This makes Woodbury the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Woodbury represents 0.06% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 234th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,686 people, the population of Woodbury increased 20.68% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,855 people).

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

Communities Also Named Woodbury ...

While we believe that this Woodbury is located in Orange County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Woodbury. Those communities are located in the following counties: Nassau and Queens County.

Beyond New York, there are 23 communities that are also named Woodbury - they are located in Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota (3), New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Vermont.

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

Communities near Woodbury ...

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

  • Spring Valley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <5>
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Newburgh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ossining
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Peekskill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Beacon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
    • Beacon is located in Dutchess County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <5>
  • Haverstraw
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Suffern
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • West Haverstraw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Haverstraw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Haverstraw
    • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people
  • New Square
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Square
    • New Square is located in Rockland County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Woodbury ...

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

Adding Woodbury to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Woodbury on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Woodbury.

The official website for Woodbury: www.ci.woodbury.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/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Woodbury.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Woodbury - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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