Yonkers, New York
42 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Yonkers City. It lies in ZIP code area 10701. It stands on Saw Mill River. The Survey maps it on the Yonkers quadrangle. 211,569 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 82 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1891 to 1998The same ground, surveyed 107 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


Compare 1891 against another survey:
On record in Yonkers
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 12 of 28 shown
Philipse Manor HallNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Bell Place-Locust Avenue Historic Districtlisted 1985
John Copcutt Mansionlisted 1985
Delavan Terrace Historic Districtlisted 1983
Ethan Flagg House-Blessed Sacrament Monasterylisted 1998
Halcyon Place Historic Districtlisted 1991
Eleazer Hart Houselisted 1982
Leffingwell-Batcheller Houselisted 2015
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Hall of Recordslisted 2014
Mott Milllisted 2004
Philipsburgh Buildinglisted 2002
Plashbourne Estatelisted 2007
Population over time
2 figuresYonkers grew from 195,976 to 211,569 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 | 195,976 | |
| 2020 | 211,569 | +15,593 (+8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 42 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.
- 1891 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500
- 1897 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1898 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Harlem quadrangle1:62500, 16 printings
- 1947 USGS Yonkers quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Yonkers 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
- 1966 USGS Yonkers quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Yonkers quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1,242 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1,242 fires within 5 miles of Yonkers between 2000 and 2020, burning about 584 acres in total. 71 started naturally. 84 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 | 868 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 87 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 84 |
| Natural | 71 |
| Smoking | 71 |
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
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 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
| 9 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 9 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 9 September 2004 | 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
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Yonkers: 4 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Laurel Hill Refinery | Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Tellurium, Selenium, Palladium, Platinum | Plant | ||
| Bergenfield Plant | REE | Past Producer | ||
| Star Sand and Gravel Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hickory Lane Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1890 | |
| Taverniere & Johnson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | 1897, 1908 |
Storms near this place
27 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yonkers in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2023: 12 thunderstorm wind, 6 flash flood, 4 hail, 2 lightning. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Lightning | Yonkers | 2 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Lightning | Yonkers | 1 hurt | A cluster of thunderstorms over Westchester County produced lightning which struck a woman around 8 am EST in Yonkers, causing her minor injury. |
| April 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | $7,500 | Multiple trees and power lines were reported down in Yonkers. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | $3,000 | Wires were reported down throughout Yonkers. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | $2,000 | Multiple trees and wires reported down by Skywarn Coordinator across the town of Yonkers. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Yonkers | - | Bronx River Parkway closed at Cross County Parkway due to flooding. All lanes closed. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Yonkers | - | Bronx River Parkway closed at Cross County Parkway due to flooding. All lanes closed. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Yonkers | - | The Bronx River Parkway was closed in both directions between the Sprain Brook Parkway and Exit 21 (Main Street) in White Plains due to flooding. |
| August 2017 | Hail | Yonkers | - | Nickel sized hail was reported in Yonkers by a trained spotter. |
| August 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Yonkers | - | Two funnel clouds were reported over Scarsdale. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | Tree down at N. Broadway at Odell Ave. |
| October 2006 | Flash Flood | Yonkers | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding along portions of the Bronx River Parkway in Yonkers, where the road was closed. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | Trees and power lines downed in Yonkers. Penny size hail was also reported in New Rochelle from the same thunderstorm that hit Yonkers. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | Numerous trees and power lines downed. |
| August 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | A spotter reported several power lines down from this storm. Local newspapers reported that numerous trees and large tree limbs were knocked down which resulted in the loss of power for 20,000 residents and damage to Bronxville's Village Hall and school. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Yonkers | - | Isolated thunderstorms developed in a moderately unstable airmass during the afternoon hours. Dime-size hail was observed in Yonkers while numerous reports were received of hail in the range between 1/4 and 1/2 inch. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Flash Flood | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Flash Flood | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flood | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| July 2000 | Heavy Rain | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| January 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| August 1997 | Hail | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | no account filed |
| October 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yonkers | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ludlow | 0.2 miles | 42 | |
| Park Hill | 0.7 miles | 42 | |
| Lowerre | 1.1 miles | 42 | |
| Glenwood | 1.2 miles | 42 | |
| Dunwoodie Heights | 1.7 miles | 42 | |
| Kinross Heights | 1.8 miles | 42 | |
| Dunwoodie | 1.9 miles | 42 | |
| Lincoln | 1.9 miles | 42 |
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 Yonkers | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q128114 | 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 971828. 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.














