Welcome to Greenwich ...

The village of Greenwich is located in Washington County<1>.

The location of Greenwich has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Greenwich, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Greenwich has a population of 1,714 people<3> (see below for details).

Greenwich is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Greenwich lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Greenwich: (518)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Greenwich had an population of 1,714 people. This is a decrease of 3.55% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Greenwich had a population of 1,777 people. This makes Greenwich the county's 20th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,777 people, the population of Greenwich decreased 6.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,902 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Greenwich.

Communities Also Named Greenwich ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Greenwich - they are located in California, Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts (2), New Jersey, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Utah and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Greenwich.

Communities near Greenwich ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Greenwich.

• Saratoga Springs
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saratoga Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga Springs
  • Saratoga Springs is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saratoga Springs <5>
• Bennington
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,897 people
• Glens Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glens Falls
  • Glens Falls is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glens Falls <5>
• Hudson Falls
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Falls
  • Hudson Falls is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson Falls <5>
• Ballston Spa
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballston Spa
  • Ballston Spa is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballston Spa <5>
• Mechanicville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicville
  • Mechanicville is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,007 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicville <5>
• South Glens Falls
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Glens Falls
  • South Glens Falls is located in Saratoga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,617 people
• Shaftsbury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaftsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaftsbury
  • Shaftsbury is located in Bennington County (VT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
• Hoosick Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosick Falls
  • Hoosick Falls is located in Rensselaer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoosick Falls <5>
• Fort Edward
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Edward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Edward
  • Fort Edward is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Edward <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Greenwich. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greenwich.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Greenwich. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Greenwich.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Greenwich. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Greenwich.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greenwich ...

Looking for more information about Greenwich? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Greenwich, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Greenwich.

Adding Greenwich to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Greenwich in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Greenwich was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Greenwich in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greenwich.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwich. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ny.us

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/