Mount Hope is a town in Orange County, New York, home to about 6,465 people across 25 square miles. Its ZIP code is 10963, and parts of 10940 and 12729 are in Mount Hope too.
Homes sold for a median of $283 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Mount Hope
Mostly Middletown; part is in Mount Hope
Mostly Deerpark; part is in Mount Hope
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mount Hope. 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)56 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | New York Stewart International Airport (SWF)20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ54 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY63 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Hope; 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.
Mount Hope had 6,537 residents in the 2020 census, down 2% since 2000.
It’s the 297th 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 (3 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).
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Hope.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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 (9 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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 1825.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Minisink Valley Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otisville Elementary SchoolOtisville | K–5 | 559 | Public | 1.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Middletown, Wallkill, Wawayanda, Deerpark, Greenville Town (Orange County) and Forestburgh.
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.