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Pine Bush, New York

Population: 11,500

Located in Orange County

Pine Bush is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Crawford, in Orange County, New York, USA, roughly coterminous with the 12566 ZIP code and 744 telephone exchange in the 845 area code (both of which spill over into adjacent regions of the Town of Shawangunk in Ulster County (Another regional identifier, the Pine Bush Central School District, takes in part of the Town of Mamakating in Sullivan County as well). The population was 1,539 at the 2000 census.

A railroad branch line terminated in Pine Bush from the late 1800s until the 1970s. Former industries included dairy farming and textiles, both of which have significantly reduced in importance with the closing of the creamery (now no longer existent) and the single textile factory. Currently, the Pine Bush Central School District is one of the largest employers, with four elementary, two middle, and one high school being located in the town. Pine Bush Central schools, is also the largest by political boundary in Orange, Sullivan and Ulster counties. Other current industries include industrial equipment distribution, construction, and some farming . Pine Bush has a downtown retail district and a retail "strip" on one edge of town.

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