Middletown is a city in Orange County, New York. It lies in New York’s Hudson Valley region, near the Wallkill River and the foothills of the Shawangunk Mountains. Middletown is situated between Port Jervis and Newburgh. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city’s population was 28,086. Middletown falls within the New York metropolitan area.
Middletown was incorporated as a city in 1888. It grew in the 19th and early 20th centuries as a stop on several lower New York State railroads, attracting several small manufacturing businesses. The surrounding area is partly devoted to small dairy farms.
Major employers in Middletown include: