Welcome to New Dorp ...

New Dorp is located in Richmond County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Dorp, you might consider that their post office opened in 1859.

New Dorp is 40 feet [12 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near New Dorp ...

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

• New York
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Elizabeth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Brunswick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 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 New Dorp. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Dorp.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Dorp ...

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

Adding New Dorp to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of New Dorp 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 New Dorp was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>

From that list, the New Dorp post office opened in 1859. The New Dorp post office closed in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Dorp.