New City, New York

New City, New York
Census-designated place
Rockland County Court House in New City
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 41°8′44″N 73°59′42″W / 41.14556°N 73.99500°W / 41.14556; -73.99500
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Rockland
Town	Clarkstown
Area [1]
• Total	16.25 sq mi (42.10 km2)
• Land	15.46 sq mi (40.05 km2)
• Water	0.79 sq mi (2.05 km2)
Elevation	157 ft (48 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	34,135
• Density	2,207.67/sq mi (852.38/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	10956
Area code	845
FIPS code	36-50100
GNIS feature ID	0958400

New City is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Clarkstown, Rockland County, New York, United States, part of the New York Metropolitan Area. An affluent 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 Garnerville and the village of Haverstraw, and west of Congers (across Lake DeForest). New City's population was 35,101 at the 2020 census,^[2] making it the 14th most populous CDP/hamlet in the state of New York.^[3]

New City is the county seat, seat of the town of Clarkstown, and most populous community of Rockland County^[4] 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.