Tarrytown, New York
39 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Greenburgh town. It lies in ZIP code area 10591. It lies near Tappan Hill. The Survey maps it on the White Plains quadrangle. 11,860 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 121 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 Tarrytown
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
SunnysideNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966- LyndhurstNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Christ Episcopal Churchlisted 1987
First Baptist Church and Rectorylisted 1983
Foster Memorial A.M.E. Zion Churchlisted 1982
Glenwolde Park Historic Districtlisted 2014
Washington Irving High Schoollisted 1984
Music Halllisted 1980
North Grove Street Historic Districtlisted 1979
Patriot's Parklisted 1982
Population over time
2 figuresTarrytown grew from 11,277 to 11,860 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 | 11,277 | |
| 2020 | 11,860 | +583 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 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
- 1932 USGS White Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1937 USGS Tarrytown quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS White Plains quadrangle1:31680, 3 printings
- 1947 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS White Plains quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Hartford quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS White Plains 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 White Plains quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
743 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 743 fires within 5 miles of Tarrytown between 2000 and 2020, burning about 965 acres in total. 77 started naturally. 52 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 | 425 |
| Natural | 77 |
| Smoking | 59 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 55 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 52 |
| Debris and open burning | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 26 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| 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 | 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 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | Debris and open burning | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 8 September 2005 | 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
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Tarrytown: 7 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dobbs Ferry Plant | Molybdenum, Rhenium, Tungsten, Tantalum | Producer | ||
| 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 | ||
| (Facility) Chester Metals Division Refinery | Silver | Plant | ||
| Sparkill Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Sparkill Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Limonite | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer | Residual | |
| Ackerman's Limonite Mine | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tarrytown in 14 storm reports between 2004 and 2022: 5 flash flood, 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 6 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | Flash Flood | Tarrytown | 1 killed | The body of a 69 year old man was found near Route 119 near the Mario Cuomo Bridge in Tarrytown not far from where his car was found submerged. |
| July 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Tarrytown | 6 hurt, $10,100,000 | no account filed |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tarrytown | $3,000 | Downed trees on Interstate 87 northbound at exit 9. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tarrytown | $2,000 | Multiple large branches were reported down near Tappan Zee Bridge. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tarrytown | $1,500 | Multiple trees and wires reported down on Park avenue in Tarrytown. |
| October 2017 | Flood | Tarrytown | - | Broadway was closed due to flooding between Prospect Avenue and Benedict Avenue in Tarrytown. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Tarrytown | - | In Tarrytown, Rt. 9 was closed at McKeel Ave. from the road buckling due to flooding. |
| August 2011 | Flash Flood | North Tarrytown | - | The public reported street and basement flash flooding in Philipse Manor. There were also public reports of road closures along Route 9 due to flash flooding in Croton On Hudson. |
| June 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Tarrytown | - | A funnel cloud was seen just to the southwest of Tarrytown. |
| August 2011 | Hail | North Tarrytown | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Philipse Manor. |
| March 2009 | Hail | Tarrytown | - | Quarter size hail was reported in Tarrytown. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tarrytown | - | A gust of 63 mph was measured at a mesonet site located near the east end of the Tappen Zee Bridge. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | North Tarrytown | - | Route 9 at Gordon Ave. in Tarrytown was impassable due to flooding. |
| September 2004 | Flash Flood | Tarrytown | - | Major flash flooding was the cause of several road closures. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleepy Hollow | 0.7 miles | 39 | |
| Briggsville | 1.0 miles | 39 | |
| Glenville | 1.2 miles | 39 | |
| Philipse Manor | 1.4 miles | 39 | |
| Eastview | 1.6 miles | 39 | |
| Pocantico Hills | 1.7 miles | 39 | |
| East Irvington | 2.0 miles | 39 | |
| Sleepy Hollow Manor | 2.0 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 Tarrytown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1020341 | 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 967065. 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.














