Chester, New York | |
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| Village of Chester | |
,_New_York&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Downtown_Chester,_NY.jpg) View south along Main Street | |
| Etymology: From city in England | |
,_New_York&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Orange_County_New_York_incorporated_and_unincorporated_areas_Chester_(village)_highlighted.svg) Location in Orange County and the state of New York. | |
,_New_York&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:New_York_in_United_States_(US48).svg) Location of New York in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 41°21′27″N 74°16′32″W / 41.35750°N 74.27556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Orange |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Hall, 47 Main Street |
| • Mayor | Christopher Battiato |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2) |
| • Land | 2.15 sq mi (5.56 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Highest elevation (Unnamed hill in S of village) | 572 ft (174 m) |
| Lowest elevation | 420 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,993 |
| • Density | 1,858.94/sq mi (717.67/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 10918 |
| Area code | 845 |
| FIPS Code | 36-15297 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0946539 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Chester, Orange County, New York |
| Website | Village of Chester New York |
Chester is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 3,993 at the 2020 census. It was named after the City of Chester in the Cheshire region of northwest England. Chester 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.
The Village of Chester is primarily located in the northern part of the Town of Chester.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.