Welcome to Staten Island ...

Staten Island is located in Richmond County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Staten Island, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

A typical abbreviation for Staten Island: Staten Is. (in Canada, 'Isld.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Staten Island is 160 feet [49 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Staten Island: 10301<3>

Communities near Staten Island ...

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

• New York
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New York
  • From Staten Island to New York
• Newark
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Staten Island to Newark
• Jersey City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jersey City
  • From Staten Island to Jersey City
• Elizabeth
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elizabeth
  • From Staten Island to Elizabeth
• Clifton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clifton
  • From Staten Island to Clifton
• Passaic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Passaic
  • From Staten Island to Passaic
• Union City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union City
  • From Staten Island to Union City
• Bayonne
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bayonne
  • From Staten Island to Bayonne
• East Orange
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
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  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Orange
  • From Staten Island to East Orange
• New Brunswick
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
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  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Brunswick
  • From Staten Island to New Brunswick

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Staten Island ...

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

Adding Staten Island to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Staten Island in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Staten Island was on a map titled Map of New York (from Rand McNally, 1897).

We also found Staten Island in the book titled .<4> X3X - From that list, the Staten Island post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Staten Island.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Staten Island. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/