New Rochelle, New York

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The coastal city of New Rochelle is located in Westchester County.

New Rochelle is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: New Rochelle lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of New Rochelle, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, New Rochelle had a population of 72,182 people^<2> (or 7.8% of the total population of Westchester County). The population of New Rochelle represented 0.38% of the total of New York, making it the state's 23rd most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, New Rochelle had a population of 74,115 people. This is an increase of 2.68% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for New Rochelle.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Greenwich (CT)	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	61,937	1.37% increase
	Stamford (CT)	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	119,303	1.9% increase
	Stamford (CT)	NE	16 mi [25.75 km]	119,303	1.9% increase
	Passaic (NJ)	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	66,884	1.44% decrease
	Union City (NJ)	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	62,183	7.31% decrease
	Clarkstown	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	82,801	0.88% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for New Rochelle.

Websites for New Rochelle

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The Commemorative Quarter for New York<4>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) New Rochelle. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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