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Welcome to Ridgewood ...

Ridgewood is located in Queens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ridgewood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Ridgewood is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP codes for Ridgewood: 11385-11386<3>

Communities Also Named Ridgewood ...

While we believe that this Ridgewood is located in Queens County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Ridgewood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Niagara and Oneida County.

Beyond New York, there are 42 communities that are also named Ridgewood - they are located in Alabama (3), California, Colorado, Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Louisiana (2), Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina (4), Ohio (2), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Ridgewood ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ridgewood ...

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

Adding Ridgewood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ridgewood post office opened in 1868. The Ridgewood post office closed in 1891.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ridgewood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Queens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ridgewood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ridgewood). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ridgewood or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Ridgewood includes: 11385 & 11386.
<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/