Scotchtown, New York
Scotchtown, New York | |
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Church and other buildings at the historic center of Scotchtown, at Scotchtown Road and Alvaran Ln | |
Location in Orange County and the state of New York. | |
| Coordinates: 41°28′N 74°22′W / 41.467°N 74.367°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Town | Wallkill |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.85 sq mi (12.56 km2) |
| • Land | 4.84 sq mi (12.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Elevation | 722 ft (220 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,578 |
| • Density | 2,186.89/sq mi (844.31/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 10941 |
| Area code | 845 |
| FIPS code | 36-65882 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0964670 |
Scotchtown is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in the Town of Wallkill, in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 10,578 at the 2020 census. It has the ZIP Code 10941. The hamlet is located east of the City of Middletown. It is part of the Kiryas Joel–Poughkeepsie–Newburgh, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.
The Mills Industrial Park at 874 Silver Lake Scotchtown Road (41°28′39″N 74°21′49″W / 41.477525°N 74.36358°W) was the original planned location for the 1969 Woodstock Festival; however, after the Town of Walkill's board voted against holding the festival, it was moved to Bethel, where it was held less than a month later.