Welcome to East New York ...

East New York is located in Kings County<1>.

The location of East New York has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of East New York, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

A typical abbreviation for East New York: E. New York

East New York is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities near East New York ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East New York.

• New York
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Newark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (9 miles [14.5 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
• Yonkers
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <4>
• Elizabeth
  (16 miles [25.7 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
• New Rochelle
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• Passaic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 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
• Mount Vernon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <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 East New York. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East New York.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East New York ...

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

Adding East New York to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East New York 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 East New York was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East New York post office opened in 1838.

We also found East New York in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East New York.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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