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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

Area Code for Elmsford: 914

The ZIP code for Elmsford: 10523<4>

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 (with 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)
    • Bronx is located in Bronx County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
    • 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>
  • Yonkers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
  • Stamford
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <5>
  • Stamford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
  • New Rochelle
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Mount Vernon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Greenwich
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
  • Hackensack
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
  • Spring Valley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Garfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Garfield is located in Bergen County (NJ)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
    • 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 (so far) for Elmsford was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmsford.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Westchester, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Elmsford.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elmsford - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Elmsford). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Elmsford or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/