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Welcome to East Rochester ...

The village of East Rochester is located in Monroe County<1>.


The location of East Rochester has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of East Rochester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for East Rochester: E. Rochester

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Rochester has a population of 6,502 people<3> (see below for details).

East Rochester is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: East Rochester lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for East Rochester: (585)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Rochester had an population of 6,502 people. This is a decrease of 1.29% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Rochester had a population of 6,587 people. This makes East Rochester the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of East Rochester represents 0.03% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 377th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,587 people, the population of East Rochester has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,650 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Rochester.

Communities Also Named East Rochester ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named East Rochester - they are located in Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Rochester.

Communities near East Rochester ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Rochester.

  • Rochester
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Canandaigua
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Hilton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Webster
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webster
    • Webster is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,723 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webster <5>
  • Spencerport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spencerport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencerport
    • Spencerport is located in Monroe County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,634 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spencerport <5>
  • Palmyra
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Avon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,294 people
  • Honeoye Falls
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Victor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
    • Victor is located in Ontario County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victor <5>
  • Lima
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
    • Lima is located in Livingston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,008 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lima <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Rochester. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Rochester.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Rochester. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Rochester.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Rochester. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for East Rochester.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Rochester ...

Looking for more information about East Rochester? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Rochester, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Rochester.

Adding East Rochester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Rochester in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Rochester was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found East Rochester on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Rochester.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Rochester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecounty.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for East Rochester.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Rochester - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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