Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:23 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:16 am – 4:30 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 23°F51 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month December33 in of snow a year, on about 15 days19 days above 90°F, 109 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dobbs Ferry-ardsley station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksSaint Josephs Seminary and Collegecollege · 1.4 miCochran School of Nursingcollege · 1.6 miSaw Mill Riverriver · 1.3 miBlackwell Hillpeak · under a mileFort Field Reservoir (historical)reservoir · under a milePost Hillpeak · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCity Of Yonkers Landpark · under a mile · 478 acresPhilipse Manor Hall State Historic Sitestate historic site · 1.2 miWestchester County Landpark · under a mile · 99 acresPalisades State Parkstate park · 3.7 miTallman Mountain State Parkstate park · 5.1 mi · 681 acresSaint Paul's Church National Historic Sitehistoric site · 4.6 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202449 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202511 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighWestchester County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Very HighWinter weather Very HighLightning Very HighRiver flooding Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025301 of 365 days measured58 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 38, worst day 136main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Westchester County monitors, NY
Drinking waterYonkers Cityserves 211,569 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation103 ft31 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint John's Riverside Hospital ParkCare Pavilionunder a milePost officeYonkers Post Office1.4 miTown hallYonkers City Hall1.4 miPoliceYonkers Police Department 4th Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationYonkers Fire Department Station 1 Headquartersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools11 elementary, 8 high, 16 otherElementarySacred Heart Grade Schoolunder a mileHighSacred Heart High Schoolunder a mileHighGreenburgh Academyunder a mileCollegeSaint Josephs Seminary and College1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTeterboro Airport TEB12 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA12 miInterstateI-871.2 miUS highwayUS 91.2 miAmtrakYonkers, NY YNY1.4 miRailGlenwoodMetro-North Railroad1.0 miCoachRte 9W & Closter Dock RdRockland Coaches2.2 miTransit174 stops within a mileBee-Line BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 10702 ZIP area.
