Welcome to Elmsford ...

The village of Elmsford is located in Westchester County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmsford, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elmsford has a population of 5,238 people<2> (see below for details).

Elmsford is 260 feet [79 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elmsford had an population of 5,238 people. This is an increase of 12.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.02% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elmsford had a population of 4,664 people. This makes Elmsford the county's 46th most populous community.

The population of Elmsford represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 509th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,664 people, the population of Elmsford has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,676 people).

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

Websites for Elmsford ...

Official Website:   www.elmsfordny.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.westchester.org/

Communities near Elmsford ...

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

• Bronx
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Yonkers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Stamford
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• Stamford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
• New Rochelle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Mount Vernon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Greenwich
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Hackensack
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
  • Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
• Spring Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • 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>
• Garfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Bergen County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 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 Elmsford. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elmsford.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmsford ...

Looking for more information about Elmsford? 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 Elmsford, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elmsford.

Adding Elmsford to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Elmsford post office opened in 1866.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmsford.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Elmsford: www.elmsfordny.org/

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

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