Orange County, New York

Orange County, New York
Island Pond in Harriman State Park, near the Village of Harriman.
Location within the U.S. state of New York
Coordinates: 41°24′N 74°19′W / 41.4°N 74.31°W / 41.4; -74.31
Country United States
State New York
FoundedNovember 1, 1683 (1683-11-01)
Named afterWilliam III of Orange
SeatGoshen
Largest townPalm Tree
Government
 • County ExecutiveSteven M. Neuhaus (R)
Area
 • Total
840 sq mi (2,200 km2)
 • Land812 sq mi (2,100 km2)
 • Water27 sq mi (70 km2)  3.2%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
401,310
 • Estimate 
(2024)
411,767
 • Density507/sq mi (196/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code845
Congressional district18th
Websiteorangecountygov.com

Orange County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 401,310. The county seat is Goshen. This county was first created in 1683 and reorganized with its present boundaries in 1798. The county is part of the Hudson Valley region of the state.

Orange County is part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh metropolitan statistical area, which belongs to the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY–NJ–CT–PA Combined Statistical Area.

As of the 2020 census the center of population of the state of New York was located in Orange County, in the hamlet of Cuddebackville.