Central Valley is a hamlet in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 1,857 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a census-designated place. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area.Central Valley is in the south part of the Town and Village of Woodbury. It is located along the New York State Thruway at Exit 16, approximately 95 miles south of Albany and 50 miles north of New York City.Central Valley is located at 41°19′46″N 74°7′30″W / 41.32944°N 74.12500°W / 41.32944; -74.12500.According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.7 square miles, all land.As of the census of 2000, there were 1,857 people, 656 households, and 509 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 696.4 per square mile. There were 679 housing units at an average density of 254.6/sq mi.