Official Name: | Wurtsboro Hills, New York |
Settlement Type: | hamlet and CDP. |
Pushpin Map: | New York |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | New York |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sullivan |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 41.5928°N -74.5022°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 12790 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 36-44809 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0979187 |
Wurtsboro Hills is a hamlet (and census-designated place)[1] in the town of Mamakating in Sullivan County, New York, United States. The hamlet is located along old NY 17, west of the Village of Wurtsboro. The telephone exchange is primarily 888 and along with 647 in Area Code 845. The hamlet consists of over 100 bungalows, primarily constructed from the 1920s to the 1960s.
The Wurtsboro Hills Owners Association was formed in the second decade of the 20th century, by Charles Tuxhill,[2] a local real estate developer.
The community is divided into three hills. The highest elevations are on Stoney Trail at 1186 feet above sea level on the first hill and PeeWee trail at 1437 on the third hill.