Welcome to Pocantico Hills ...
Pocantico Hills is located in Westchester County<1>.
The location of Pocantico Hills has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Pocantico Hills, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Pocantico Hills is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Pocantico Hills lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Pocantico Hills ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.westchester.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pocantico Hills, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Pocantico Hills ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Pocantico Hills.
- Bronx
(17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
- Yonkers
(11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
- Stamford
(15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
- Stamford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - New Rochelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- 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>
- Mount Vernon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- 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>
- Greenwich
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - White Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- 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>
- Hackensack
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackensack
- Hackensack is located in Bergen County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,981 people
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Rockland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,258 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <4>
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 Pocantico Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pocantico Hills.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Pocantico Hills. 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 Pocantico Hills.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Pocantico Hills. See our Newspapers Page for Pocantico Hills.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pocantico Hills ...
Looking for more information about Pocantico Hills? 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 Pocantico Hills, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Pocantico Hills.
Adding Pocantico Hills to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Pocantico Hills 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 Pocantico Hills was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Pocantico Hills post office opened in 1890.
We also found Pocantico Hills in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Pocantico Hills.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pocantico Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/
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 Westchester, 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pocantico Hills - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |