Chester

Chester is a town in , , United States. The population was 12,646 at the 2020 census. Chester contains a village, also called . Chester is the birthplace of Philadelphia-style cream cheese.
  • Locality with about 12,600 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 750 feet (230 metres)
  • Description: town in Orange County, New York
  • Also known as
    “Chester, NY”
    “Chester, Orange County, New York”
    “Town of Chester”

Places of Interest

Discover First Presbyterian Church of Chester.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Walton Park.
Village
is a census-designated place in , , United States.
2½ miles southeast of Chester
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Latitude
41.3304° or 41° 19′ 50″ north
Longitude
-74.271° or 74° 16′ 16″ west
Open location code
87H78PJH+5J
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yiddish—“Chester” goes by many names.
تشيسترArabic
تشيستر ،مقاطعة أورنجArabic
ChesterBasque
ChesterCebuano
ЧестерChechen
Честер (Орандж, Нью-Йорк)Chechen
切斯特Chinese
Chester, Orange County, New YorkDutch
צ’סטרHebrew
ChesterHungarian
ChesterItalian
체스터Korean
چستر، شهرستان اورنجMazanderani
چستر، شهرستان اورنج (نیویورک)Mazanderani
Chester, Orange CountyNorwegian
ChesterNorwegian Bokmål
چسترPersian
چستر، اورنج کانتیPersian
ChesterPolish
ChesterSwedish
Chester, New YorkSwedish
ЧестерTatar
Честер (Орандж, Нью-Йорк)Tatar
ChesterTurkish
ЧестерUkrainian
چیسٹر، اورنج کاؤنٹی، نیو یارکUrdu
טשעסטערYiddish
טשעסטער, ניו יארקYiddish

Localities in the Area

Notable Places Nearby

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Orange County: Highlights

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