Welcome to Cedarhurst ...

The coastal village of Cedarhurst is located in Nassau County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cedarhurst, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cedarhurst has a population of 6,633 people<3> (see below for details).

Cedarhurst is near sea level<4>.

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

Websites for Cedarhurst ...

Official Website: www.cedarhurst.gov/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cedarhurst had an population of 6,633 people. This is an increase of 0.62% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.61% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cedarhurst had a population of 6,592 people. This makes Cedarhurst the county's 25th most populous community.

The population of Cedarhurst represents 0.03% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 375th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,592 people, the population of Cedarhurst increased 6.94% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,164 people).

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

Communities Also Named Cedarhurst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Cedarhurst - they are located in Connecticut, Maryland (2), Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cedarhurst ...

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

• New York
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <5>
• Jersey City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• New Rochelle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <5>
• Union City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Hempstead
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <5>
• West New York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
• Hoboken
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Freeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
• Glen Cove
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glen Cove is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Cove <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 Cedarhurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cedarhurst.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cedarhurst ...

Looking for more information about Cedarhurst? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Cedarhurst, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cedarhurst.

Adding Cedarhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cedarhurst 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 Cedarhurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Cedarhurst post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cedarhurst.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cedarhurst: www.cedarhurst.gov/

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

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