New City

Also known as New City, New York, New City, NY

census designated place in the town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New York
County: Rockland
Town: Clarkstown
Total: 16.25 sq mi (42.10 km )
Land: 15.46 sq mi (40.05 km )
Water: 0.79 sq mi (2.05 km )
Elevation: 157 ft (48 m)
Density: 2,207.7/sq mi (852.38/km )
Time zone: UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst: UTC-4 (EDT)
Fips code: 36-50100
Gnis feature id: 0958400

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New City is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Clarkstown, New York, United States, part of the New York metropolitan area. A suburb of New York City, the hamlet is located 18 miles (29 km) north of the city at its closest point, Riverdale, Bronx. Within Rockland County, New City is located north of Bardonia, northeast of Nanuet, east of New Square and New Hempstead, south of West Haverstraw and the village of Haverstraw, and west of Congers (across Lake DeForest). New City's population was 35,101 at the 2020 census, making it the 14th most populous CDP/hamlet in the state of New York.

New City is the county seat, seat of the town of Clarkstown and the location of the Clarkstown Police Department, Rockland County Sheriff's office and corrections facility. The downtown area is one of the main business districts in the county. The ZIP code of New City is 10956.