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Yonkers

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Also known as Yonkers, New York, Yonkers, New York State, Yonkers, NY

city in Westchester County, New York, United States

AI overview

Yonkers is a city located in Westchester County, New York, situated north of New York City. As one of the larger cities in the region, it serves as an important residential and commercial hub in the greater New York metropolitan area.

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Wikidata facts

Official name
City of Yonkers
Population
211569
Area
52.567713
Elevation
25
Shares border with
The Bronx
Official website
www.yonkersny.gov
Image
2013-05-05 13 23 39 View of Yonkers, New York from Alpine Overlook on the New Jersey Palisades.jpg
Households
75864
Dialing code
914
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Category:Yonkers, New York
Commons category
Yonkers, New York
category for people born here
Category:Births in Yonkers, New York
category for people who died here
Category:Deaths in Yonkers, New York
inception
1646-00-00
category of associated people
Category:People from Yonkers, New York
twinned administrative body
Ternopil
water as percent of area
11.2557
per capita income
36590
postal code
10710
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Encyclopedic overview

Yonkers (/ˈjɒŋkərz/) is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States. With a population of 211,569 at the 2020 census, its highest decennial census count ever, Yonkers is the third-most populous city in New York state and the most populous city in Westchester County. Yonkers is classified as an inner suburb of New York City, immediately north of the Bronx and approximately 2.4 miles (4 km) north of Marble Hill (the northernmost point in Manhattan).

Yonkers is a centrally located municipality within the New York metropolitan area. Downtown Yonkers is centered on Getty Square, where the municipal government is located. The downtown area, which also houses local businesses and nonprofit organizations, is a retail hub for the city and the northwest Bronx. Major shopping areas are in Getty Square on South Broadway, at the Cross County Shopping Center and the Ridge Hill Mall, and along Central Park Avenue.

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