Welcome to Sloatsburg ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sloatsburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sloatsburg has a population of 3,104 people<3> (see below for details).

Sloatsburg is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Sloatsburg: (845)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sloatsburg had an population of 3,104 people. This is an increase of 2.14% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sloatsburg had a population of 3,039 people. This makes Sloatsburg the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Sloatsburg represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 695th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,039 people, the population of Sloatsburg decreased 2.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,117 people).

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

Communities near Sloatsburg ...

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

• Paterson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Spring Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Garfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
  • Garfield is located in Bergen County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,641 people
• Palm Tree
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
  • Palm Tree is located in Orange County
• Kiryas Joel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
  • Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
• Ridgewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood
  • Ridgewood is located in Bergen County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,915 people
• Ossining
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossining
  • Ossining is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ossining <5>
• Peekskill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekskill
  • Peekskill is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peekskill <5>
• Borough of Woodland Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Borough of Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borough of Woodland Park
  • Borough of Woodland Park is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,655 people
• Haverstraw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haverstraw
  • Haverstraw is located in Rockland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,035 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haverstraw <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sloatsburg ...

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

Adding Sloatsburg to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Sloatsburg 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 Sloatsburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Sloatsburg mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sloatsburg.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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