Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York, home to about 30,289 people across 5.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 10940.
Homes sold for a median of $257 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Middletown; also Wallkill and Mount Hope
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Middletown. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)55 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | New York Stewart International Airport (SWF)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY61 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Middletown; 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.
Middletown had 30,345 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.
It’s the 77th 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 44.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Middletown 2 Nw, NY weather station (about a mile 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).
996 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Middletown.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 70 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 279 |
| Dentists | 70 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 249 |
| Mental health providers | 240 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 67 |
| Optometrists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 14 |
| Pharmacies | 27 |
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 (7 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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 1848.
Colleges and universities
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 Middletown City School District, Minisink Valley Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Hill Elementary SchoolMiddletown | Pre-K–5 | 1,064 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Minisink Valley Elementary SchoolMiddletown | K–2 | 454 | Public | 5.3 mi |
| Presidential Park Elementary SchoolMiddletown | K–5 | 1,225 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| William A Carter SchoolMiddletown | K–5 | 746 | Public | 4.1 mi |
| Minisink Valley Intermediate SchoolMiddletown | 3–5 | 509 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| Middletown Twin Towers Middle SchoolMiddletown | 6–8 | 820 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Minisink Valley Middle SchoolMiddletown | 6–8 | 806 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| Monhagen Middle SchoolMiddletown | 6–8 | 826 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Middletown High SchoolMiddletown | 9–12 | 2,495 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Minisink Valley High SchoolMiddletown | 9–12 | 1,116 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Beginnings MontessoriMiddletown | Pre-K–2 | 19 | Nonsectarian | 3.2 mi |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel SchoolMiddletown | Pre-K–8 | 139 | Roman Catholic | 2.2 mi |
| Middletown Christian School-SdaMiddletown | K–8 | 75 | Seventh-day Adventist | 2.6 mi |
| Northern Academy of the ArtsMiddletown | 6–12 | 120 | Nonsectarian | 1.6 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 Wallkill, Mount Hope, Wawayanda and Greenville Town (Orange County).
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