New City, New York
36 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Clarkstown town. It lies in ZIP code area 10956. The Survey maps it on the Haverstraw quadrangle. 34,135 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 157 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1892 to 1986The 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 New City
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 8 records
Blauvelt Houselisted 1985
Blauvelt-Cropsey Farmlisted 2017
Contempora Houselisted 2009
Peter DePew Houselisted 2008
English Church and Schoolhouselisted 1977
Henry Varnum Poor Houselisted 2007
Rockland County Courthouse and Dutch Gardenslisted 1991
H.R. Stevens Houselisted 2005
Population over time
2 figuresNew City grew from 33,559 to 34,135 between 2010 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 33,559 | |
| 2020 | 34,135 | +576 (+2%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 36 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.
- 1892 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1902 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500, 11 printings
- 1937 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:24000
- 1943 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1965 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Haverstraw quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
2,409 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2,409 fires within 5 miles of New City between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,806 acres in total. 121 started naturally. 197 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 | 1430 |
| Smoking | 373 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 197 |
| Natural | 121 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 93 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 92 |
| Debris and open burning | 47 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 38 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
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 New City: 6 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Copper, Zirconium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladentown Copper Deposit | Copper, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-009 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-009 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-010 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Pit No. Hl-010 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Haverstraw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Haverstraw Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| West Nyack Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| West Nyack Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
22 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New City in 22 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 18 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | 1 hurt, $5,000 | A tree down on an occupied car on Laurel Road between Wayne Avenue and Capitol Court. Driver sustained a minor hand injury. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | $10,000 | A large tree fell onto a house along Mill Creek Road in New City. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | $5,000 | A tree was reported down on a house in New City. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | $5,000 | Around a dozen trees and several power lines were reported down in New City, including across Route 304 and near Goebel Road. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | $3,000 | Numerous trees, wires and poles were reported down around town. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | $2,000 | A few trees and power lines were reported down in New City. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | $1,000 | Numerous trees were downed on wires around New City. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | $1,000 | A maple tree was reported snapped in half at 2 Ember Drive in New City. |
| April 2024 | Hail | New City | - | Video showing hail with a few up to the size of quarters. |
| August 2011 | Flood | New City | - | Basement flooding occurred on Fernwood Dr. in New City. |
| October 2010 | Flood | New City | - | Congers Rd. at Main St. was closed due to flooding in New City. Rainfall totals ranged from 4.47 inches in West Nyack to 6.24 inches in Thiells. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | - | Trees and power lines down in New City and Stony Point. |
| October 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | - | As a thunderstorm moved across Rockland County, it developed into a severe thunderstorm. This storm produced damaging winds that knocked several trees down in New City. This was reported by local police. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | - | Police reported that strong winds knocked down several trees and power lines. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | - | Local police reported several trees knocked over by this storm. |
| July 2011 | Hail | New City | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | - | no account filed |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | New City | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durant | 0.8 miles | 36 | |
| Brownsell Corner | 1.1 miles | 36 | |
| New City Park | 1.2 miles | 33 | |
| Brookside Park | 1.6 miles | 36 | |
| Germonds | 1.9 miles | 39 | |
| Congers | 2.3 miles | 36 | |
| Centenary | 2.4 miles | 36 | |
| New Hempstead | 2.5 miles | 33 |
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 New City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3053698 | 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 958400. 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.














