Rye, New York
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Rye City. It lies in ZIP code area 10580. It lies near Hassock Meadow. The Survey maps it on the Mamaroneck quadrangle. 16,592 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Then and now
1897 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Rye
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 10 records
Peter Augustus Jay HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1982
Playland Amusement ParkNational Historic Landmark · listed 1980
African Cemeterylisted 2003
Bird Homesteadlisted 2010
Widow Haviland's Tavernlisted 1974
Timothy Knapp House and Milton Cemeterylisted 1982
Rye Meeting Houselisted 2011
Rye Town Park, Bathing Pavilionlisted 2003
US Post Office-Ryelisted 1989
William E. Ward Houselisted 1976
Population over time
2 figuresRye grew from 15,720 to 16,592 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 | 15,720 | |
| 2020 | 16,592 | +872 (+6%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 34 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.
- 1897 USGS Oyster Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Oyster Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Oyster Bay quadrangle1:62500, 15 printings
- 1947 USGS Mamaroneck quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Mamaroneck quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Mamaroneck quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
332 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 332 fires within 5 miles of Rye between 2000 and 2020, burning about 241 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 31 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 | 175 |
| Smoking | 62 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 3 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Rye: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Granite, Stone, Dimension, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christiano Oak Ridge Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | 1833 | |
| Christiano Hamilton Avenue Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1873 | |
| Ritch Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Unknown | |
| Voorhis Diorite Gneiss Rock Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Christiano Hamilton Avenue Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Chritiano Oak Ridge Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Ritch Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Voorhis Quarry | Granite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
13 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rye in 13 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 5 flash flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 lightning, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Flash Flood | Rye | $50,000 | Flooding caused portions of many major roads to be closed. Specifically, the Saw Mill River Parkway was closed in both directions between the Taconic State Pkwy. and Manville Rd. in Pleasantville. Southbound lanes from Interstate 287 and northbound lanes from Interstate 87 to Rt. 119 in Elmsford were also closed, as was Exit 7 at Tuckahoe Rd. in Yonkers. The Bronx River Pkwy. was shut in both directions from the Sprain Brook Pkwy. in Yonkers to the Main St. Bridge in White Plains. Fourteen families living in a two-story apartment building on Harrison Ave. in Harrison were evacuated after a ceiling in the hallway collapsed, causing flooding throughout the building. Property damage amounts are estimated. Total rainfall amounts ranged from 3.58 inches in White Plains to 6.25 inches in Yorktown Heights. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rye | $6,000 | A large tree down on New Street took down some wires. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rye | $6,000 | Multiple trees were reported down throughout Rye, including along Chamberlain Street and Stuyvesen Avenue. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rye | $4,000 | Wires down across Natoma Street and Purchase Street. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rye | $3,000 | Trees reported down onto the roadway near the Rye Metro North station resulting in hundreds with power. |
| August 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rye | $2,000 | Power lines down on North Street in Harrison. |
| July 2010 | Lightning | Rye | $1,000 | A house at 10 Dogwood Lane in Rye was struck by lightning. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Rye | - | NWS Employee reports 1 inch hail. |
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Rye | - | Several cars drove around barricades in Rye and are now stuck in flood waters. |
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Rye | - | A vehicle was stranded in high water at the intersection of Peck Ave. and Midland Ave. in Rye. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Rye | - | Vehicles were disabled due to flooding on Abdendroth Ave., Midland Ave., and Fox Island Rd. in Port Chester. Numerous secondary streets were also flooded. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Rye | - | Multiple streets flooded and car rescues; high school football stadium flooded as well. |
| April 2001 | Lightning | Rye | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limerick (historical) | 0.3 miles | 34 | |
| Dublin | 0.6 miles | 34 | |
| Purdys Grove | 1.3 miles | 34 | |
| Milton | 1.3 miles | 34 | |
| Sunset Ridge | 1.4 miles | 34 | |
| Harrison | 1.7 miles | 34 | |
| Port Chester | 1.7 miles | 36 | |
| Brentwood Plaza | 1.9 miles | 34 |
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 Rye | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1379757 | 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 977399. 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.












