Near the city line
Older frame houses and multi-family buildings along the Newburgh border. Mice, cockroaches in apartments, rats in alleys and yards.
Town of New Windsor · ZIP 12553
New Windsor Exterminators and Pest Control
New Windsor runs from the Hudson River to the farm roads past Stewart Airport, and it includes everything from 1700s stone houses to brand-new subdivisions. We connect homeowners and businesses across the town with independent, licensed pest and wildlife pros.
- Mice, rats and ants
- Termite inspections
- Bats, raccoons and squirrels
November in New Windsor
Rodent calls peak in November. Mice and rats are pushing into heated spaces as overnight temperatures drop into the 20s. Sealing gaps now saves a long winter of traps.
Know your corner of town
One town, several very different neighborhoods
New Windsor covers about 37 square miles. The pest picture depends a lot on which part you live in.
Vails Gate
The Five Corners commercial hub and the apartment complexes around it. See our Vails Gate page for details.
Washington Lake area
Suburban streets near the lake of the same name. Moisture pests, ants and the occasional snake.
Around Stewart Airport
Industrial buildings, offices and open grassland. Rodents, birds in hangars and roof structures, groundhogs.
Little Britain
Western hamlet on Route 207. Older homes and farmland, so field mice, barn rats and wildlife under outbuildings.
Rock Tavern edge
Acreage and horse farms beside Stewart State Forest. Our Rock Tavern page covers it.
Beaver Dam Lake
Lake community on the southern line shared with Cornwall and Blooming Grove. Lake-house mice, spiders and raccoons.
River side
Homes near Plum Point and the mouth of Moodna Creek. Damp basements, bats, carpenter ants.
Need someone in New Windsor today?
Tell us where you are and what you are seeing. We will connect you with a provider who covers your part of town.
13 pest calls from the New Windsor area today. Most recent: 8 minutes ago.
From Continental Army depot to airport town
New Windsor was settled by Scottish colonists in the 1680s and chartered as a town in 1763. During the Revolution it was one of the Continental Army's main supply depots, and in the last winter of the war roughly 6,000 to 8,000 soldiers and camp followers built more than 700 log huts around Temple Hill. Knox's Headquarters and the New Windsor Cantonment are both state historic sites today, and the Badge of Military Merit, the ancestor of the Purple Heart, was created here.
The 20th century brought Stewart Air Force Base, which is now Stewart International Airport and home to the New York Air National Guard. The airport and the land around it reshaped the western half of town. Many old farms were taken for the base and its expansion, and the surrounding area filled in with industrial buildings, offices and, more recently, subdivisions. The town's population reached 27,805 at the 2020 Census.
All of that shows up in the housing. You will find colonial-era stone houses, 1950s capes near the city line, apartment complexes around Vails Gate, and new construction farther out. Older homes let mice in through stone and brick foundations. Newer homes built next to fields and woods get raccoons, skunks and groundhogs. Commercial buildings near the airport deal with rodents and nesting birds.
History and pests overlap in one more place. The town bought a 167-acre tract on Temple Hill to protect the site of that final winter encampment, and the open meadows and woods around the historic sites are prime ground for voles, moles and groundhogs. Homes that border those fields, or the grassland around the airport, tend to see field mice move in a few weeks earlier each fall than houses deeper in a subdivision.
Common New Windsor pests, where they hide and when
| Pest | Where in New Windsor | Peak months |
|---|---|---|
| House mice | Everywhere, worst in older homes and apartment complexes | October to March |
| Norway rats | Near the city line, commercial strips on Windsor Highway, farm properties | Year-round, peak late summer |
| Carpenter ants | Wooded lots, river-side homes with damp wood | April to July |
| Termites | Older homes with wood near the soil | Swarms April and May |
| Bats | Older attics near the river and Moodna Creek | Exclusion late August to October |
| Pigeons and starlings | Commercial roofs, hangars, signs | Spring nesting, winter roosting |
| German cockroaches | Apartment buildings and restaurant kitchens | Year-round indoors |
From the phone call to a fixed problem
You call, we listen
Tell us your street or hamlet and what you have seen. We match you with an independent provider who covers New Windsor and handles that pest.
The provider inspects
They find the source and the entry points, explain what they see, and give you a price before any work starts.
Treatment and sealing
Most jobs combine treatment or removal with sealing so the problem does not come right back. Follow-up visits are scheduled as needed.
The river edge and the Moodna
New Windsor's eastern boundary is the Hudson River. Plum Point, also known as the Kowawese Unique Area, has been a public park since 1996 with views over Newburgh Bay and Cornwall Bay. Just south, Moodna Creek (once known by the darker name Murderer's Creek) meets the Hudson through a stretch of tidal marsh.
Wetlands like these produce clouds of insects every summer, and that food supply supports bats. Many homes near the river and creek have bats roosting in attics or behind shutters. Sealing them out has to wait until after pup season, roughly mid-August, so the young are not trapped.
Damp soil near the water also means more moisture pests: centipedes, millipedes, silverfish and sow bugs in basements. Carpenter ants find wet wood in porches and window frames. If you live near the water and see winged ants inside in spring, have someone check whether it is carpenter ants or termites.
For homes on the Cornwall side of the creek, see our Cornwall pest control page. The rest of the river towns are on our Hudson Riverfront overview.
Exterminator near me in New Windsor
Searching "exterminator near me" from New Windsor brings up a long list. The town sits at the junction of the Thruway, I-84 and several state routes, so a lot of companies say they serve it. We focus on providers who actually work here regularly and know the difference between a cantonment-era stone house and a new build off Route 207.
Common searches we help with include "mouse exterminator near me" in fall, "termite inspection near me" during spring home sales, and "bat removal near me" in late summer. One call connects you with a licensed local pro.
Businesses near Stewart Airport and along Windsor Highway can also call for "commercial pest control near me" for ongoing rodent and bird work.
Searches from New Windsor
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New Windsor pest control questions
Do airport-area businesses need special pest control?
Often, yes. Large industrial and commercial buildings need regular rodent monitoring, and birds nesting in roof structures or hangars may need netting or other exclusion. Ask for a provider with commercial experience when you call.
My house is near Plum Point. Why so many bats?
The river and the Moodna marsh produce a lot of insects, and bats roost close to good feeding grounds. A licensed wildlife pro can seal the house after pup season and install one-way exits so the bats leave on their own.
Can I get a termite inspection for a home sale in New Windsor?
Yes. Many buyers order a wood-destroying insect inspection before closing. The providers we work with can do the inspection and, if needed, recommend treatment.
Is Vails Gate part of New Windsor?
Yes. Vails Gate, Rock Tavern, Little Britain and Beaver Dam Lake are hamlets in the Town of New Windsor. All of them are covered by the providers we connect you with.
All pest and wildlife services in New Windsor
New Windsor ZIP code
- 12553
Most of New Windsor uses 12553. Vails Gate (12584) and Rock Tavern (12575) have their own ZIPs.
Towns and hamlets around New Windsor
- Newburgh
- Town of Newburgh
- Balmville
- Gardnertown
- Orange Lake
- Vails Gate
- Rock Tavern
- Cornwall
- Cornwall-on-Hudson
- Mountainville
- Highland Falls
- Fort Montgomery
More towns in Newburgh & the Hudson Riverfront, or see every Orange County service area.
From Plum Point to Stewart, one call covers it
Mice, rats, termites, bats or birds. Call and talk to someone who works New Windsor.