Monroe (village), New York

Monroe, New York
Village
Downtown Monroe, with mill pond and park in foreground
Etymology: From Peter Jay Munroe, state senator
Location in Orange County and the state of New York.
Location of New York in the United States
Coordinates: 41°19′27″N 74°11′13″W / 41.32417°N 74.18694°W / 41.32417; -74.18694
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Orange
Settled	1741
Incorporated	1894
Government
• Mayor	Neil Dwyer
Area [1]
• Total	3.56 sq mi (9.21 km2)
• Land	3.49 sq mi (9.05 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.17 km2)
Elevation	600 ft (200 m)
Highest elevation (Bald Hill (Monroe, New York))	890 ft (270 m)
Lowest elevation	540 ft (160 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	9,343
• Density	2,674.78/sq mi (1,032.64/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	10950
Area codes	845
FIPS code	36-47988
GNIS feature ID	0957528
Wikimedia Commons	Monroe, New York
Website	Village of Monroe

Monroe is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 9,343 at the 2020 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 community is not named after President James Monroe, but rather after an early 19th-century New York state senator.

The Village of Monroe is in the northwestern part of the Town of Monroe by NY Route 17 (soon to be Interstate 86) and US 6. NY 17M is its main street.