Welcome to Pearl River ...

Pearl River is located in Rockland County<1>.

The location of Pearl River has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pearl River, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

A typical abbreviation for Pearl River: Pearl Riv.

Pearl River is 230 feet [70 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Pearl River lies within the (845) area code.

Communities Also Named Pearl River ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Pearl River - they are located in Louisiana and Mississippi (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Pearl River.

Communities near Pearl River ...

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

• Bronx
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Paterson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• White Plains
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
• West New York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 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 Pearl River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pearl River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pearl River ...

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

Adding Pearl River to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pearl River post office opened in 1872.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pearl River.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pearl River. 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/