Why visit Wallkill
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 2 parks and trails and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Walden Low Bridge, Walden Veterans' Memorial Bridge, Andries DuBois House and Bodine Farmhouse.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 85°F; January lows average 16°F, and about 44 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Wallkill
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Wallkill
Wallkill is a hamlet (and census-designated place), generally identified as coterminous with ZIP Code 12589, telephone exchange 895 in the 845 area code and most of the Wallkill Central School District located mostly in the eastern half of the town of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York, United States, but partly spilling over into adjacent regions of the Orange County towns of Newburgh and Montgomery. The population was 2,166 at the 2020 census.
From the Wikipedia article Wallkill, Ulster County, New York (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Walden Veterans' Memorial Bridge
Bridge · 3.6 mi
Bridge in Orange county, New York
Museums and landmarks10
Andries DuBois House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.1 mi
Single-family detached home in Shawangunk, New York
Bodine Farmhouse
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.9 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
Dubois-Phelps House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.6 mi
Montgomery, New York, NRHP-listed
Gilbert Millspaugh House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
J. B. Crowell and Son Brick Mould Mill Complex
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 1.9 mi
United States historic place
Jacob T. Walden Stone House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
1730s stone house in Walden, New York
John R. Hays House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
St. Andrew's Cemetery
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.9 mi
Historic cemetery in New York, United States
Terwilliger House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Building in New York, United States
Walstein Childs House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.4 mi
Historic house in New York, United States
Parks, trails and playgrounds2
Churches and places of worship5
Reformed Dutch Church of New Hurley
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 2.3 mi
Church building in New York, United States of America
St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Church in Walden, New York
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Walden United Methodist Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Church in Walden, New York
History
Before European settlement, this area was populated by the Munsee branch of the Lenape (Delaware) people, who occupied the upper Delaware Valley, the adjacent Catskill foothills, and most of what is now the state of New York south of the Catskills, as well as northern New Jersey (Kraft 2001).
The Waronawanka (Waranawankong), known to history as the Esopus Indians, were the Munsee tribe present in the region of the Shawangunk Grasslands Refuge. They inhabited the Rondout-Wallkill Valleys/Shawangunk Mountain region southward to their boundary with the Murderer's Kill Indians (Moodna Creek, near Cornwall) and southwestward along the Shawangunks to their border with the Minisink tribe, near where present Interstate 84 crosses the ridge in western Orange County (Fried 2005).
From the History section of Wallkill, Ulster County, New York on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Schools, colleges and libraries8
Map of Wallkill
27 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 36°F | 16°F | 3.0 in | 11.3 in |
| Feb | 39°F | 17°F | 2.7 in | 11.2 in |
| Mar | 47°F | 26°F | 3.5 in | 10.7 in |
| Apr | 60°F | 36°F | 3.7 in | 0.7 in |
| May | 71°F | 47°F | 3.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 80°F | 56°F | 4.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 85°F | 61°F | 4.0 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 83°F | 59°F | 4.5 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 76°F | 51°F | 4.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 64°F | 40°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 52°F | 31°F | 3.2 in | 1.1 in |
| Dec | 41°F | 23°F | 3.6 in | 9.2 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Walden 1 Ese Hcn (4 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Ulster County has had 27 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2021-09-05: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-09-02: Remnants Of Hurricane Ida (Hurricane)
- 2021-08-22: Hurricane Henri (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-20: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
- 2017-07-12: Severe Winter Storm And Snowstorm (Snowstorm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 8 miles away.
- Gardiner 5 mi north, about 8 min by car
- Plattekill 6 mi east, about 9 min by car
- Pine Bush 7 mi west, about 11 min by car
- Clintondale 8 mi northeast, about 14 min by car
- Newburgh 10 mi southeast, about 17 min by car
- Milton 11 mi east, about 17 min by car
- Walker Valley 11 mi west, about 18 min by car
- Beacon 13 mi southeast, about 20 min by car
- Poughkeepsie 14 mi northeast, about 22 min by car
- Scotchtown 14 mi southwest, about 22 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Wallkill, NY School District Administrative Offices, Nov. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- NY 208 sb, Wallkill, Nov. 2025, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Res. of The Late Robert Cairns, Wallkill Town, Orange Co. N - (3989955387), New York Public Library, No restrictions
- Snow-covered glacial erratic in field off NY 208, Wallkill, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Walkill Avenue nb, Wallkill, NY, June 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wallkill, United States (Unsplash), Kevar Whilby kevar, CC0
- Wallkill river green with 2016 algae bloom, Wallkill, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Wallkill, NY post office, June 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bodine Farmhouse, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- New Hurley Dutch Reformed Church, The original uploader was Daniel Case at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0
- Gilbert Millspaugh House, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- St Andrew's Episcopal Church, Walden, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Crowell Brick Mould Complex, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Walden United Methodist Church, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andries DuBois House, Wallkill, NY 2012, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- John R Hayes House, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Jacob Walden House, Daniel Case at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ST. ANDREW'S CEMETERY, WALDEN, ORANGE COUNTY, NY, JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ, M.D., CC BY-SA 4.0
- Terwilliger House, Shawangunk, NY, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Dubois-Phelps House, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Walden Low Bridge, Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Walden High Bridge, Daniel Case at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
- PERFECT 818 cropped, Greg953, CC BY-SA 3.0
- NY 208 sb at NY 300, June 2026, Mr. Matté (if there is an issue with this image, contact me using this image's Commons talk page , my Commons user talk page , or my English Wikipedia user talk page ; I'll know about it a lot faster), CC BY-SA 4.0
- ISS062-E-1268 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS065-E-155316 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS062-E-1269 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, NASA Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- STS120-E-9638 - View of Earth, NASA, Public domain
- ISS047-E-73687 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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