Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County, New York, home to about 72,427 people across 4.4 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 10550, 10552 and 10553, and parts of 10708 are in Mount Vernon too.
Homes sold for a median of $300 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 3 were seller’s markets.
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| Nearest major airport | LaGuardia Airport (LGA)10 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | New York, NY18 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mount Vernon; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Mount Vernon had 73,893 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 27th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Westchester County grew from 184,257 residents in 1900 to 1,004,457 in 2020.
Westchester County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 27°F. About 50.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bronx, NY weather station (5 miles away).
389,560 jobs at 31,174 businesses in Westchester County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
515 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mount Vernon’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 68 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 59 |
| Dentists | 27 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 90 |
| Mental health providers | 229 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 37 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 28 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (18 nearby)
Grocery stores (7 nearby)
Pharmacies (8 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1892.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Mount Vernon School District, Amani Public Charter School, Intellectus Preparatory Charter School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil H Parker SchoolMount Vernon | Pre-K–8 | 293 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Edward Williams SchoolMount Vernon | Pre-K–8 | 398 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Graham SchoolMount Vernon | Pre-K–8 | 406 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Mount Vernon Honor AcademyMount Vernon | Pre-K–8 | 301 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Mount Vernon Leadership AcademyMount Vernon | Pre-K–8 | 382 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Nelson Mandela/Dr Hosa Zollicoffer SchoolMount Vernon | Pre-K–8 | 355 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Pennington SchoolMount Vernon | Pre-K–8 | 409 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Traphagen SchoolMount Vernon | Pre-K–8 | 316 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Benjamin Turner AcademyMount Vernon | K–8 | 340 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Grimes SchoolMount Vernon | K–8 | 330 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Hamilton SchoolMount Vernon | K–8 | 320 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Lincoln SchoolMount Vernon | K–8 | 470 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Amani Public Charter SchoolMount Vernon | 5–8 | 314 | Charter | 0.3 mi |
| Denzel Washington School-ArtsMount Vernon | 6–12 | 427 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Intellectus Preparatory Charter SchoolMt Vernon | 6–9 | 97 | Charter | 0.3 mi |
| Mount Vernon High SchoolMount Vernon | 9–12 | 1,062 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Mount Vernon Steam AcademyMount Vernon | 9–12 | 747 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Victory SchoolMount Vernon | Pre-K–8 | 236 | Roman Catholic | 0.3 mi |
| Westchester Muslim Center SchoolMount Vernon | Pre-K–12 | 90 | Islamic | 1.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Yonkers and Eastchester.
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