Town guide

Yorktown, New York

Yorktown is a town in Westchester County, New York, home to about 35,869 people across 37 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 10535, 10547, 10588 and 10598, and parts of 10520, 10549, 10562 and 10567 are in Yorktown too.

Homes sold for a median of $399 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 3 of 4 were seller’s markets.

Population35,869976 per sq mi
Median home value$606,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$399Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking54%Median of 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Yorktown

8 ZIP codes, 4 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Yorktown

Distances

Nearest major airportLaGuardia Airport (LGA)35 miles away
Closer regional airportWestchester County Airport (HPN)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Jersey City, NJ41 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+New York, NY43 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Yorktown; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Yorktown

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Yorktown had 36,569 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.

It’s the 58th 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.

Yorktown population by census2000: 36,318, 2010: 36,081, 2020: 36,56936,318200036,081201036,5692020

Westchester County, 1900–2020

Westchester County population, 1900 to 20201900: 184,257, 1910: 283,055, 1920: 344,436, 1930: 520,947, 1940: 573,558, 1950: 625,816, 1960: 808,891, 1970: 894,104, 1980: 866,599, 1990: 874,866, 2000: 923,459, 2010: 949,113, 2020: 1,004,457184K’00’10344K’20’30574K’40’50809K’60’70867K’80’90923K’00’101.0M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 50.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near YorktownJan: high 36°F, low 17°F, 3.7 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 18°F, 3.1 in; Mar: high 47°F, low 25°F, 4.1 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 36°F, 3.9 in; May: high 70°F, low 46°F, 3.9 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 55°F, 5 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 61°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.3 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 52°F, 4.8 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 41°F, 4.6 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 32°F, 4.2 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 23°F, 4.4 in36°17°Jan3.739°18°Feb3.147°25°Mar4.160°36°Apr3.970°46°May3.978°55°Jun5.083°61°Jul4.381°59°Aug4.374°52°Sep4.863°41°Oct4.651°32°Nov4.241°23°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Yorktown Hts 1w, NY weather station (about a mile away).

Jobs in Westchester County

389,560 jobs at 31,174 businesses in Westchester County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Westchester CountyHealth care and social assistance: 94,726 jobs; Retail trade: 45,354 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 32,287 jobs; Construction: 29,058 jobs; Professional services: 24,933 jobs; Administrative and support: 22,650 jobs; Other services: 20,074 jobs; Finance and insurance: 19,171 jobsHealth care and social assistance 24% Retail trade 12% Hotels and restaurants 8% Construction 8% Professional services 6% Administrative and support 6% Other services 5% Finance and insurance 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

526 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Yorktown’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Hudson Valley Hospital CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Cortlandt Manor4.1 miles
  • Va Hudson Valley Healthcare SystemVA hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Montrose6.4 miles
  • Northern Westchester HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Mount Kisco7.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors47
Specialist doctors65
Dentists71
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants52
Mental health providers128
Physical and occupational therapists120
Optometrists20
Chiropractors23
Pharmacies16

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.

Places in and around Yorktown

Parks (30 nearby)

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park · 835 acres0.4 mi
  • Donald J. Trump State Park – French Hill Section · 153 acres1.5 mi
  • Granite Knolls Park · 126 acres2.1 mi
  • Granite Knolls Park - West · 77 acres2.0 mi
  • Taconic Parkland · 60 acres1.9 mi
  • Taconic Parkland · 51 acres1.1 mi

Grocery stores (6 nearby)

  • Trader Joe's0.9 mi
  • Uncle Giuseppe's1.8 mi
  • Acme1.8 mi
  • Acme3.4 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy1.7 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • John C. Hart Memorial Library3.4 mi

Museums

  • Schoolhouse Museum5.1 mi
  • The Peekskill Museum5.6 mi
  • Lincoln Depot Museum6.0 mi
  • Katonah Museum of Art7.4 mi
  • KinoSaito Arts Center7.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Yorktown Stage1.8 mi

Counts are within about 4 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.

Schools in Yorktown

Public schools here are run by Lakeland Central School District, Yorktown Central School District, Putnam-Westchester Boces. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (12)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolYorktown HeightsPre-K–5383Public3.6 mi
Benjamin Franklin Elementary SchoolYorktown HeightsK–5466Public3.4 mi
Brookside SchoolYorktown HeightsK–3522Public1.7 mi
George Washington Elementary SchoolMohegan LakeK–5411Public3.8 mi
Mohansic SchoolYorktown HeightsK–3476Public1.2 mi
Putnam-Westchester BocesYorktown HeightsK–12327Special Education2.4 mi
Van Cortlandtville SchoolMohegan LakeK–5568Public3.7 mi
Crompond SchoolYorktown Heights4–5559Public1.6 mi
Lakeland-Copper Beech Middle SchoolYorktown Heights6–81,219Public2.8 mi
Mildred E Strang Middle SchoolYorktown Heights6–8793Public0.9 mi
Lakeland High SchoolShrub Oak9–12966Public3.2 mi
Yorktown High SchoolYorktown Heights9–121,105Public0.9 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Maryel School of New YorkYorktown HeightsPre-K–16Nonsectarian0.9 mi
St Patrick SchoolYorktown HeightsPre-K–8207Roman Catholic2.4 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 Cortlandt, Ossining, Mount Kisco, New Castle, Bedford and Somers.

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