Goshen | |
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The churches of downtown Goshen seen from the backstretch at the Historic Track.
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Name origin: Biblical Land of Goshen | |
Country | United States |
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State | New York |
County | Orange |
Town | Goshen |
Center | Church Park |
- elevation | 440 ft (134 m) |
- coordinates | 41°24′07″N 74°19′23″W / 41.40194°N 74.32306°WCoordinates: 41°24′07″N 74°19′23″W / 41.40194°N 74.32306°W |
Area | 3.2 sq mi (8 km2) |
Population | 5,454 (2010) |
Incorporated | 1809 |
Mayor | Kyle Roddey |
Timezone | North American Eastern (UTC-5) |
- summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP Code | 10924 |
Area code | 845 |
Exchange | 291, 294 |
FIPS code | 36-29542 |
Location in Orange County and the state of New York.
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Goshen is a village in and the county seat of Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 5,454 at the 2010 census. 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.
The village is within the Town of Goshen, some fifty miles northwest of New York City, on New York State Route 17 in the center of Orange County. Goshen is the home of the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame, and hosted harness racing's top event, the Hambletonian, from 1930 to 1956, at the former Good Time Park. Racing is still held at the Historic Track, a National Historic Landmark in the center of the village.