Pearl River, New York

Pearl River
Edward Salyer House on South Middletown Road in Pearl River.
Edward Salyer House on South Middletown Road in Pearl River.
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York
Pearl River is located in New York
Pearl River
Pearl River
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°3′32.8″N 74°1′12.9″W / 41.059111°N 74.020250°W / 41.059111; -74.020250
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyRockland
Area
 • Total7.19 sq mi (18.63 km2)
 • Land6.79 sq mi (17.59 km2)
 • Water0.40 sq mi (1.03 km2)
Elevation
240 ft (73 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total16,567
 • Density2,438.83/sq mi (941.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
10965
Area code845
FIPS code36-56902
GNIS feature ID0960056

Pearl River is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is east of Chestnut Ridge, south of Nanuet, west of Blauvelt, New York, and north of Montvale and Old Tappan, New Jersey. The population was 15,876 at the 2010 census.[2]

Pearl River is 20 miles (32 km) north of midtown Manhattan and just north of the New Jersey border. It is the first (traveling north) of three New York stops on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (DP-1): Pearl River CDP, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 9, 2012.