Greenwich, New York
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Greenwich town. It lies in ZIP code area 12834. It stands on Fly Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cambridge quadrangle. 1,651 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 374 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1895 to 1989The same ground, surveyed 94 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Greenwich
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 3 records
Burton Halllisted 2015
Village of Greenwich Historic Districtlisted 1995- Thomson District No. 10 Schoollisted 2024
Population over time
3 figuresGreenwich fell from 1,902 to 1,651 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,902 | |
| 2010 | 1,777 | -125 (-7%) |
| 2020 | 1,651 | -126 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 27 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1895 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1903 USGS Mettawee quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Cambridge quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Glens Falls quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
155 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Greenwich between 1994 and 2020, burning about 158 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 14 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 37 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 8 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 29 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 25 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | New York Forest Rangers | not named |
| 21 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 11 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 10 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Greenwich: 6 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Dolomite, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schuylerville Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Peckham Materials Corp. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Stark Knob Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | 1910, 1925 | |
| Bald Mountain Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Middle Falls Quarry | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | Dolomite, Limestone | |
| Plant Number 31 | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | 1845 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Past Producer | 1845 | |
| Unnamed Occurrence | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1845 |
Storms near this place
39 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Greenwich in 39 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 33 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | $30,000 | no account filed |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | $23,000 | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | $14,000 | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | $11,000 | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | $8,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Flash Flood | Greenwich | $5,000 | Part of State Route 29 was impassable due to reports of water coming across the roadway. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenwich | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | $3,000 | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | $2,000 | no account filed |
| September 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | $1,000 | A cold front crossed eastern New York during the mid morning hours of the 14th. Severe thunderstorms produced damaging winds which downed trees and wires across a few locations in Saratoga and Washington Counties. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Greenwich | $500 | A local 911 call center reported flooding along Route 29 in Greenwich. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | A 911 call center operator reported a tree down north of Greenwich on Route 40. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | An emergency manager provided numerous reports of trees and wires down in Greenwich, impacting North Road, Christie Road, Kilburn Road, John Robertson Road, and Irwin Road. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenwich | - | A tree and wires were downed on Nealy Lane in the Town of Jackson. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenwich | - | A tree was downed on McDougal Lake Road near East Greenwich. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | A tree was downed on wires along Washington Street in the Village of Greenwich. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | Trees and wires were downed across County Route 49. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Greenwich | - | There were several reports of trees and wires down in the town of Greenwich. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenwich | - | Trees and wires were reported down at Nealy Lane and Reafield Farm Road. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | Trees were reported down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | A tree was downed blocking the roadway near Greenwich. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | Trees and wires were downed on Church Street and County Route 74 in the Village of Greenwich. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenwich | - | Trees were downed on North Road, County Route 49 and Christie Road near the Hamlet of East Greenwich. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenwich | - | Trees and wires were downed on McDougal Lake Road. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenwich | - | A tree was downed on Route 29. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | Trees and wires were downed on Hegeman Bridge Road. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Greenwich | - | Burch Hollow Road was closed between Burton Road and Easton Station Road due to flooding. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | Widespread trees and wires were downed. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Greenwich | - | Trees were downed at the intersection of Route 49 and Irwin Road in East Greenwich due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | Multiple trees were reported down in Greenwich as a result of thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Greenwich | - | Trees and wires were reported down to strong thunderstorm winds about 4 miles north of Greenwich. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | Numerous trees were reported down in Greenwich due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Greenwich | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Greenwich during a thunderstorm. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | Several trees were reported down due to strong thunderstorm winds in Greenwich. |
| June 2005 | Hail | Greenwich | - | no account filed |
| April 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenwich | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Greenwich | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Falls | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Center Falls | 2.2 miles | 27 | |
| Spraguetown | 3.1 miles | 27 | |
| Bald Mountain | 3.4 miles | 27 | |
| Archdale | 4.1 miles | 27 | |
| Battenville | 4.2 miles | 27 | |
| Clarks Mills | 4.2 miles | 26 | |
| North Greenwich | 4.7 miles | 27 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Greenwich | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3452216 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 951780. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.











