New York: Time Zones, Counties, Cities & Map

Metro and micro areas in New York, largest first

13 metro areas and 14 micro areas have counties in New York. One crosses into another state; its population is for the whole area. Populations are July 2025 estimates.

1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Metro Area20,112,448 people
2. Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Metro Area1,155,653 people
3. Rochester, NY Metro Area1,056,149 people
4. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY Metro Area915,835 people
5. Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Metro Area718,377 people
6. Syracuse, NY Metro Area652,273 people
7. Utica-Rome, NY Metro Area285,611 people
8. Binghamton, NY Metro Area243,189 people
9. Kingston, NY Metro Area183,330 people
10. Glens Falls, NY Metro Area124,373 people
11. Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY Micro Area124,126 people
12. Watertown-Fort Drum, NY Metro Area111,540 people

Every metro and micro area in the US

Largest towns and boroughs in New York

1. Borough of Brooklyn, Kings County2,631,580 people
2. Borough of Queens, Queens County2,323,052 people
3. Borough of Manhattan, New York County1,629,477 people
4. The Bronx, Bronx County1,404,779 people
5. Town of Hempstead, Nassau County790,202 people
6. Borough of Staten Island, Richmond County494,956 people
7. Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County489,810 people
8. Town of Islip, Suffolk County339,106 people
9. Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County299,509 people
10. Town of North Hempstead, Nassau County237,012 people
11. Town of Babylon, Suffolk County218,262 people
12. Town of Huntington, Suffolk County204,059 people

All 938 towns and boroughs in New York, by county

Tribal areas in New York, largest first

1. Oneida Indian Nation Reservation61,992 people
2. Allegany Reservation6,005 people
3. St. Regis Mohawk Reservation3,661 people
4. Cayuga Nation Tribal Designated Statistical Area2,999 people
5. Cattaraugus Reservation1,977 people
6. Poospatuck (state) Reservation742 people
7. Tuscarora Nation Reservation642 people
8. Shinnecock (state) Reservation450 people
9. Onondaga Nation Reservation338 people
10. Tonawanda Reservation224 people
11. Oil Springs Reservation0 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Counties and equivalents, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. Kings County, New York2,653,963 people
2. Queens County, New York2,358,182 people
3. New York County, New York1,664,862 people
4. Suffolk County, New York1,546,090 people
5. Bronx County, New York1,406,332 people
6. Nassau County, New York1,398,939 people
7. Westchester County, New York1,015,743 people
8. Erie County, New York946,741 people
9. Monroe County, New York750,506 people
10. Richmond County, New York501,290 people
11. Onondaga County, New York466,584 people
12. Orange County, New York417,669 people

See all 62 counties and equivalents in New York, largest first

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. New York (city)8,483,844 people
2. Buffalo, New York (city)276,854 people
3. Yonkers, New York (city)209,978 people
4. Rochester, New York (city)208,772 people
5. Syracuse, New York (city)146,384 people
6. Albany, New York (city)100,492 people
7. New Rochelle, New York (city)82,769 people
8. Cheektowaga, New York (CDP)76,056 people
9. Mount Vernon, New York (city)72,427 people
10. Schenectady, New York (city)68,847 people
11. Utica, New York (city)64,217 people
12. White Plains, New York (city)60,666 people

See all 1,293 cities, towns and communities in New York, largest first

ZIP Code areas, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

1. ZIP 11368105,716 people
2. ZIP 11208105,428 people
3. ZIP 11385101,704 people
4. ZIP 1137398,403 people
5. ZIP 1046796,421 people
6. ZIP 1122695,144 people
7. ZIP 1121994,196 people
8. ZIP 1031493,915 people
9. ZIP 1120793,198 people
10. ZIP 1002593,065 people
11. ZIP 1120693,020 people
12. ZIP 1122191,588 people

See all 1,826 ZIP Code areas in New York, largest first

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