Cornwall is a town in Orange County, New York, home to about 12,755 people across 27 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 10953, 12518 and 12520, and parts of 10930, 12553 and 12577 are in Cornwall too.
Homes sold for a median of $296 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
All in Cornwall
All in Cornwall
All in Cornwall
Mostly Woodbury; part is in Cornwall
Mostly New Windsor; part is in Cornwall
Mostly Blooming Grove; part is in Cornwall
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cornwall. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | LaGuardia Airport (LGA)46 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | New York Stewart International Airport (SWF)6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ49 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY53 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cornwall; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Cornwall had 12,884 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 174th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Orange County grew from 103,859 residents in 1900 to 401,310 in 2020.
Orange County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 51.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, West Point, NY weather station (6 miles away).
129,093 jobs at 10,467 businesses in Orange County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
96 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cornwall’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 5 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 20 |
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 7 |
| Mental health providers | 36 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 22 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (20 nearby)
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (6 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1685.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Cornwall Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwall Elementary SchoolCornwall | K–4 | 595 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Cornwall-On-Hudson Elementary SchoolCornwall On Hudson | K–4 | 239 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Willow Avenue Elementary SchoolCornwall | K–4 | 236 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Cornwall Middle SchoolCornwall | 5–8 | 905 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Storm King SchoolCornwall On Hudson | 8–12 | 172 | Nonsectarian | 2.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with New Windsor, Woodbury, Blooming Grove and Newburgh City.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.