Vails Gate, New York

Vails Gate, New York
Five-way intersection of Routes 32, 94 and 300 at Vails Gate, NY. Referred to as "Five Corners"
Five-way intersection of Routes 32, 94 and 300 at Vails Gate, NY. Referred to as "Five Corners"
Location in Orange County and the state of New York.
Location in Orange County and the state of New York.
Vails Gate, New York is located in New York
Vails Gate, New York
Vails Gate, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°27′15.6″N 74°3′26.6″W / 41.454333°N 74.057389°W / 41.454333; -74.057389
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyOrange
Area
 • Total1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2)
 • Land1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
282 ft (86 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,368
 • Density3,266.73/sq mi (1,261.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12584
Area code845
FIPS code36-76584
GNIS feature ID0968340

Vails Gate is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 3,368 at the 2020 census. It is part of the PoughkeepsieNewburghMiddletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New YorkNewarkBridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.

Vails Gate is in the southern part of the Town of New Windsor, located on Route 32. It is defined largely by the junction of that highway with Routes 94 and 300, a busy commercial center which has the ZIP code 12584. Part of that also spills into adjacent regions of the Town of Cornwall to the south.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.