New Paltz, New York

New Paltz
New Paltz
Town
	Town of New Paltz
	Paltz Point view from east, a view that dominates the town
	Seal Wordmark
	Etymology: Palatine dialect pronunciation of Pfalz
	Location in Ulster County and New York
	Location of New York in the United States
	Coordinates: 41°44′53″N 74°05′06″W / 41.74806°N 74.08500°W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Ulster
Founded	1678
Government
• Type	Town council
• Supervisor	Neil Bettez
Area
• Total	34.31 sq mi (88.85 km2)
• Land	33.88 sq mi (87.74 km2)
• Water	0.43 sq mi (1.12 km2) 1.25%
Elevation	239 ft (73 m)
Lowest elevation	160 ft (50 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	14,407
• Density	425.24/sq mi (164.20/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	12561
Area code	845
FIPS code	36-111-50562
GNIS feature ID	00979269
Wikimedia Commons	New Paltz, New York
Website	Town of New Paltz, NY

New Paltz (locally /ˈnuː pɔːlz/) is an incorporated U.S. town in Ulster County, New York. The population was 14,407 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town is located in the southeastern part of the county and is south of Kingston. New Paltz contains a village, also with the name New Paltz. The town is named for Palz (IPA: [ˈpalts]), the dialect name of the Palatinate, called Pfalz (IPA: [ˈpfalts] ^ⓘ) in standard German.

Due to the presence of what is now the State University of New York at New Paltz, it has been a college town for over 150 years.

^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
^ "2020 Census Redistricting Data: New Paltz town, New York". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 8, 2023.