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Goshen (village), New York

Goshen
Village
Goshen, NY, skyline from Historic Track.jpg
The churches of downtown Goshen seen from the backstretch at the Historic Track.
Name origin: Biblical Land of Goshen
Country United States
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°W / 41.40194; -74.32306Coordinates: 41°24′07″N 74°19′23″W / 41.40194°N 74.32306°W / 41.40194; -74.32306
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
Orange County New York incorporated and unincorporated areas Goshen (village) highlighted.svg
Location in Orange County and the state of New York.

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 PoughkeepsieNewburghMiddletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New YorkNewarkBridgeport, 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.


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