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Welcome to Rockland County ...

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

The community of New City is the Seat for Rockland County.

Rockland County was founded in 1798 and was created by taking area from Orange County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Rockland had a population of 325,789 people. This is an increase of 4.25% since the last Census (which gave a population of 312,499 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rockland represented 1.61% of the total population of New York.

Below are some of the communities located in Rockland County:

  • Airmont
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Airmont is located in Rockland County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,767 people
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clarkstown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Clarkstown is located in Rockland County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 86,000 people
  • Grand View-on-Hudson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand View-on-Hudson is located in Rockland County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Haverstraw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillburn
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Kaser
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Kaser is located in Rockland County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,439 people
  • Montebello
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Montebello is located in Rockland County (NY)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,579 people
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    • New Hempstead
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Hempstead is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,456 people
    • New Square
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • New Square is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,014 people
    • Nyack
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,133 people
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    • Orangetown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Orangetown is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,631 people
    • Piermont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Piermont is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,527 people
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    • Pomona
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Pomona is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,273 people
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    • Ramapo
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Ramapo is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,356 people
    • Sloatsburg
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Nyack
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • South Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,305 people
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Stony Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Stony Point is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,289 people
    • Suffern
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Suffern is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,970 people
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    • Upper Nyack
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Upper Nyack is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,177 people
    • Wesley Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Wesley Hills is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,919 people
    • West Haverstraw
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • West Haverstraw is located in Rockland County (NY)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,167 people

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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