Welcome to Yonkers ...

The city of Yonkers is located in Westchester County<1>.

Yonkers was established in 1646.

When the people of Yonkers refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Yonkersite<2>

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yonkers has a population of 200,624 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Yonkers is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Yonkers ...

Official Website:   www.cityofyonkers.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.westchester.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yonkers had an population of 200,624 people. This is an increase of 2.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yonkers had a population of 195,976 people (or 20.65% of the total population of Westchester County). This makes Yonkers the county's most populous community.

The population of Yonkers represents 1.01% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 12th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 195,976 people, the population of Yonkers has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 196,086 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Yonkers.

Communities Also Named Yonkers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Yonkers - they are located in Georgia, Maryland and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Yonkers ...

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

• New York
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Bronx
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
  • Bronx is located in Bronx County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
  • Bronx has also been known as:
  • Bronx
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <5>
• Newark
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Paterson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Clifton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• New Rochelle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <5>
• Passaic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• East Orange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people

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 Yonkers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yonkers.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yonkers. 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 Yonkers.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Yonkers. Our list includes 29 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Yonkers.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yonkers ...

Looking for more information about Yonkers? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Yonkers, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yonkers.

Adding Yonkers to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yonkers 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 Yonkers was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Yonkers post office opened in 1796.

We also found Yonkers in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yonkers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Yonkers: www.cityofyonkers.com/

The official website for Westchester County: www.westchestergov.com/

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