Welcome to Congers ...
Congers is located in Rockland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Congers, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Congers is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Congers lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Congers: 845 & 329<3>
Communities near Congers ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Congers.
- Yonkers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paterson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
- Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
- New Rochelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Greenwich
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hackensack
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
- Palm Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Harrison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
- Harrison is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrison <4>
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 Congers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Congers.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Congers. 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 Congers.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Congers. See our Newspapers Page for Congers.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Congers ...
Looking for more information about Congers? 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 Congers, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Congers.
Adding Congers to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Congers 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 Congers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Congers post office opened in 1890.
We also found Congers in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Congers.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rockland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Congers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Congers area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Congers area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |