Balmville, New York

Balmville, New York
Census-designated place
The Balmville Tree
Location in Orange County and the state of New York.
Balmville, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°31′40″N 74°1′28″W / 41.52778°N 74.02444°W / 41.52778; -74.02444
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Orange
Area [1]
• Total	2.12 sq mi (5.50 km2)
• Land	2.12 sq mi (5.48 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	217 ft (66 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	3,197
• Density	1,510.16/sq mi (582.95/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12550
Area code	845
FIPS code	36-04286
GNIS feature ID	0942941

Balmville is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Orange County, New York, United States. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area. It is located in the southeastern part of the Town of Newburgh. The population was 3,197 at the 2020 census. Many wealthy, influential, and upper income families live in Balmville on roads such as River Road, Sloane Road, Commonwealth Avenue, Susan Drive, and Grand Avenue. Susan Drive is accredited for housing the former Delano Family Estate (Algonac). The Delano family was the family of the mother of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and she in fact was born and raised at Algonac. Many homes in Balmville are incredibly expensive due to their pristine views of the Hudson River. Balmville is also the site of the Powelton Club Country Club. It currently ranks as the highest income hamlet in the greater Newburgh area.

Balmville is immediately north of, and adjoins, the city of Newburgh.

Balmville was home to the Balmville Tree, New York's smallest state forest. The tree was one of three federally protected trees in the nation. It was called a "miracle tree" due to its age (over 300 years) for its species. On August 5, 2015, because of safety concerns caused by the rapid deterioration of the tree, it was cut down and removed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.