Rye, New York
Rye, New York | |
|---|---|
| City of Rye | |
Jay Estate is the childhood home of American Founding Father John Jay. | |
Location in Westchester County and the state of New York | |
Interactive map of Rye | |
| Coordinates: 40°58′52″N 73°41′02″W / 40.98111°N 73.68389°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Westchester |
| Incorporated (as a village) | 1904 |
| Reincorporated (as a city) | 1942 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Josh Cohn (D) |
| • City manager | Greg Usry |
| • City council | Members' List |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.02 sq mi (51.86 km2) |
| • Land | 5.85 sq mi (15.16 km2) |
| • Water | 14.17 sq mi (36.70 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 16,592 |
| • Density | 2,834.79/sq mi (1,094.60/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 10580 |
| Area code | 914 |
| FIPS code | 36-64309 |
| Website | http://www.ryeny.gov/ |
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Rye is a city in Westchester County, New York, United States, within the New York City metropolitan area. It received its charter as a city in 1942, making it the most recent such charter in the state. Its area of 5.85 square miles has a population density of 2,729.76/sq mi.
Rye is notable for its waterfront, and two National Historic Landmarks: the Boston Post Road Historic District, designated in 1993 and the only National Historic Landmark District in Westchester County, which includes the Jay Estate, the childhood home and final resting place of John Jay, a Founding Father and the first Chief Justice of the United States, and Playland, a historic amusement park designated in 1987, which features one of the oldest wooden roller coasters in the Northeast, the Dragon Coaster.