THE NEW PALTZ LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Northern Glaciated Shale and Slate Valleys setting.
New Paltz village has 1.76 square miles of land in Ulster County. Its Census reference point is in Northern Glaciated Shale and Slate Valleys, within Ridge and Valley.
Long, roughly parallel ridges and valleys follow folded and faulted rock layers. Limestone valleys, sandstone ridges and other geologic contrasts produce varied terrain and numerous regional springs and caves.
Regional context: Ridge and Valley ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
New Paltz and Ulster County
New Paltz is associated with Ulster County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
New Paltz by land and water
The Census records 0.04 square miles of water within New Paltz, or 2.1% of its total area. It is 1.1 percentage points lower than the 3.1% recorded for Ulster County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, New Paltz village has 5.2% of the land area of nearby New Paltz town (33.9 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

