Windham, New York | |
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Nickname(s): "Land in the Sky", "The Heart of the Catskills", "Gem of the Catskills" | |
Coordinates: 42°18′57″N 74°13′25″W / 42.31583°N 74.22361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Greene |
Government | |
• Type | Town Council |
• Town Supervisor | Thomas Hoyt |
• Town Council | Members' List |
Area | |
• Total | 45.34 sq mi (117.42 km2) |
• Land | 45.20 sq mi (117.07 km2) |
• Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.35 km2) |
Elevation | 1,893 ft (577 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,708 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 12496 |
Area code | 518 |
FIPS code | 36-039-82480 |
GNIS feature ID | 0979648[2] |
Website | www |
Windham is a town in Greene County, New York, United States. The population was 1,708 at the 2020 census.[3][4] The town was probably named for the town or county of Windham, Connecticut, as many of its earliest settlers came from that state as well as other parts of New England. The town has two nicknames: "Land in the Sky" and "Gem of the Catskills".
Windham is in the west-central part of the county on the northern boundary of the Catskill Park.