Watchtower, New York

CDP in New York, United States

41°38′16″N 74°15′37″W / 41.63778°N 74.26028°W / 41.63778; -74.26028CountryUnited StatesStateNew YorkCounty UlsterArea

^[1]

• Total0.71 sq mi (1.84 km²) • Land0.71 sq mi (1.84 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)Elevation

344 ft (105 m)Population

(2020)

• Total1,709 • Density2,403.66/sq mi (928.39/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

12589

Area code845FIPS code36-78487GNIS feature ID2631241^[2]

Watchtower is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Shawangunk, Ulster County, New York, United States. The population was 1,709 at the 2020 census.

It is owned and operated by the Watchtower Society (a legal entity of Jehovah's Witnesses) and has been in operation since 1963.^[3]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	2,381	—
2020	1,709	−28.2%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4]

References

^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Watchtower, New York
^ The Watchtower, September 15, 1983, page 27
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.