Welcome to New City ...

New City is located in Rockland County<1> and is the County Seat for Rockland County.

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

New City is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for New City: (845)

Communities Also Named New City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named New City - they are located in Illinois (2), Maine and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New City.

Communities near New City ...

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

• Yonkers
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
  • Yonkers lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<4> to the south of New City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Yonkers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers<5>
• Paterson
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the southwest of New City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Paterson
• Ramapo
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramapo
  • Ramapo lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the west of New City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 138,356 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramapo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Ramapo
• Greenburgh
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenburgh
  • Greenburgh lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the southeast of New City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,543 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Greenburgh
• New Rochelle
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the southeast of New City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on New Rochelle
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle<5>
• Mount Vernon
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the southeast of New City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mount Vernon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon<5>
• White Plains
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the southeast of New City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,286 people
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on White Plains
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains<5>
• Orangetown
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangetown
  • Orangetown lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<4> to the south of New City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,631 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Orangetown
• Rye
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rye
  • Rye lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the southeast of New City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,100 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rye have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Rye
• Mount Pleasant
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Mount Pleasant lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east of New City.
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,542 people
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to Google Maps centered on Mount Pleasant

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 New City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New City ...

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

Adding New City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New City 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 that we've found for New City was the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found New City on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for New City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Rockland County: www.co.rockland.ny.us/

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