Nyack, New York
39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Orangetown town. It lies in ZIP code area 10960. The Survey maps it on the Nyack quadrangle. 7,265 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 72 feet above sea level.
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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 Nyack
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 5 records
Edward Hopper Birthplace and Boyhood Homelisted 2000
St. Paul's United Methodist Churchlisted 2001
Tappan Zee Playhouselisted 1983
US Post Office-Nyacklisted 1989- John Green Houselisted 2017
Population over time
2 figuresNyack grew from 6,765 to 7,265 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 | 6,765 | |
| 2020 | 7,265 | +500 (+7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 39 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 Nyack quadrangle1:24000
- 1937 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS Nyack quadrangle1:24000
- 1942 USGS Nyack quadrangle1:31680
- 1943 USGS Nyack quadrangle1:31680, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Nyack 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 Nyack quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
1,264 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,264 fires within 5 miles of Nyack between 2000 and 2020, burning about 1,264 acres in total. 96 started naturally. 79 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 | 760 |
| Smoking | 188 |
| Natural | 96 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 79 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 58 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2003 | Smoking | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Nyack: 5 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper, Silver, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sing Sing Ag Mine | Lead, Silver, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Sing Sing Silver Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Iron, Chromium, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Silver | |
| Sparta Copper Deposit | Copper, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Sparkill Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sparkill Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| West Nyack Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| West Nyack Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
28 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nyack in 28 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 5 hail, 3 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Lightning | Upper Nyack | 1 hurt | Lightning struck a home in Airmont, causing a man to move across an interior room. He was not injured. Lightning also tore off shingles and bowed a wall of a neighboring house. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upper Nyack | $10,000 | Multiple reports of downed trees (and branches) and power lines in the town of Valley Cottage. Some locations include Milburn Court and Flower Lane, Kings Highway between Maple and Old Mill, and Old Mill and Boxberger. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nyack | $10,000 | A large tree was reported down on a car at the intersection of US Route 9W and Christian Herald Road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upper Nyack | $5,000 | A line of substantial trees were damaged that runs several streets through a neighborhood near Radcliff Drive in Upper Nyack NY. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Upper Nyack | $3,000 | Large tree uprooted, pulling up the sidewalk with power lines down on North Broadway. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nyack | $2,000 | Trees down on wires on North Broadway road. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Nyack | $1,000 | Downed tree blocking NY 59 westbound at Deacon Smith Hill Road in Nyack. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Nyack | $1,000 | A tree down on Kreuz Drive. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Nyack | $1,000 | A tree was reported down, blocking West Nyack Road in West Nyack. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Upper Nyack | - | Public reports 1 inch hail near Radcliff Drive in Upper Nyack NY. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Nyack | - | A tree branch with base about the size of hand down in Palisades Mall parking lot. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Nyack | - | In Nyack, rapidly flowing water on Main St. blocked the entire road. |
| June 2012 | Hail | West Nyack | - | Quarter size hail was reported on I-287 near mile marker 20. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | West Nyack | - | Rt. 59 near the Palisades Mall in Nyack was closed due to flooding. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Nyack | - | Golf ball sized hail was reported. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Upper Nyack | - | Quarter size hail was reported by a trained spotter. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Upper Nyack | - | Rockland Lake Rd. was impassable in Valley Cottage. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | West Nyack | - | Numerous roads were flooded in Nanuet. The intersection of North Middletown Rd. and Atlantic Ave. in Nanuet was closed at 5:40 EDT due to flooding. Germonds Road in Clarkstown (Rockland Lake) was also closed due to flooding. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Nyack | - | Numerous trees down. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Nyack | - | Torrential rains caused flash flooding of streets and residences. A man from Pearl River was attempting to start a sump pump to pump out his driveway when he stepped in a puddle that an electrical line was running through. He was electrocuted and died. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | West Nyack | - | Numerous roads closed due to flash flooding. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Nyack | - | The Rockland County Office of Emergency Management reported numerous wires, trees, and tree limbs down across the township of Clarkstown. |
| July 2002 | Flash Flood | West Nyack | - | Torrential rain occurred in and around West Nyack. Radar estimated rainfall rates between 2 and 4 inches within 1 hour. This caused a roof drain to overflow at the Palisades Center Mall in West Nyack. Rain water infiltrated the structure resulting in the flooding of many stores, a partial wall collapse at a JC Penny's Department store and the evacuation of the mall. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | West Nyack | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Lightning | West Nyack | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | West Nyack | - | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Lightning | Nyack | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Nyack | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Nyack | 0.5 miles | 39 | |
| Upper Nyack | 1.1 miles | 39 | |
| Central Nyack | 1.7 miles | 39 | |
| Grand View-on-Hudson | 1.8 miles | 39 | |
| Valley Cottage | 2.7 miles | 39 | |
| Blauvelt | 2.8 miles | 39 | |
| West Nyack | 2.9 miles | 39 | |
| Piermont | 3.4 miles | 39 |
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 Nyack | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1816652 | 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 959074. 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.















