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Welcome to Piermont ...

The village of Piermont is located in Rockland County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Piermont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Piermont has a population of 2,540 people<3> (see below for details).

Piermont is near sea level<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Piermont: (845)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Piermont had an population of 2,540 people. This is an increase of 1.2% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.57% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Piermont had a population of 2,510 people. This makes Piermont the county's 21st most populous community.

The population of Piermont represents 0.01% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 791st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,510 people, the population of Piermont decreased 3.72% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 2,607 people).

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

Communities Also Named Piermont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Piermont - they are located in Louisiana, Nevada, New Hampshire and Vermont.

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

Communities near Piermont ...

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

  • Bronx
    (13 miles [20.9 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 <5>
  • Yonkers
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • 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 <5>
  • Paterson
    (15 miles [24.1 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
  • Stamford
    (19 miles [30.6 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 <5>
  • Stamford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • Clifton
    (18 miles [29 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Passaic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Piermont ...

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

Adding Piermont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Piermont 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 Piermont was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Piermont in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Piermont.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Rockland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Piermont.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Piermont - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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