Welcome to Bay Ridge ...

Bay Ridge is located in Kings County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bay Ridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

A typical abbreviation for Bay Ridge: Bay Rdg. (or less commonly used: Bay Rdge. or Bay Ridg.)

Bay Ridge is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Bay Ridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Bay Ridge - they are located in Florida, Maryland (2), Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Bay Ridge ...

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

• New York
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <3>
• Newark
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Elizabeth
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people

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 Bay Ridge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bay Ridge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Bay Ridge. 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 Bay Ridge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Bay Ridge. See our Newspapers Page for Bay Ridge.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bay Ridge ...

Looking for more information about Bay Ridge? 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 Bay Ridge, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Bay Ridge.

Adding Bay Ridge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bay Ridge 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 Bay Ridge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Bay Ridge post office opened in 1858.

We also found Bay Ridge in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bay Ridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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