New York · Census place 3681677

White Plains, New York

White Plains is a city in Westchester County, New York with an estimated 62,561 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 11th largest of 419 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
62,561
#11 of 419 in New York
Change since 2020
+5.0%
+2,968 people
Land area
9.7 sq mi
+ 0.12 sq mi water
Density
6,423 / sq mi
State median 3,760
Orange pin: White Plains. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Albany.

White Plains population, 2020 to 2024

White Plains added 2,968 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +5.0%. In the latest year it moved by +772. Among 170 New York places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 13th; the median place changed by -0.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in New York has 10,324 people, so White Plains is 6.1 times that size.

59.6k202059.7k202159.7k202261.8k202362.6k2024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 59,558. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

White Plains covers 9.74 square miles of land and 0.12 of water, for 6,423 people per square mile of land. The median New York place of 5,000+ has 3,760, so White Plains is denser than the typical town.

What county White Plains is in

All of White Plains's residents live in Westchester County, which had 1,006,447 residents in 2024. White Plains holds 6.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in White Plains

5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap White Plains by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 10601, 10603, 10604, 10605, 10606. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where White Plains is

The Census internal point of White Plains is at 41.023800, -73.751000. Albany, the capital, is 112.6 miles N in a straight line. The nearest larger place is New Rochelle, NY (85,512 people), 7.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Yonkers, NY, 8.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
41.023800, -73.751000
DMS
41°01'25.68"N 73°45'3.60"W
UTM
18N 605006.2E 4542150.4N
Geohash
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Plus code
87H826FX+GJ

Daylight in White Plains

At 41.02° N, White Plains gets about 15 h 08 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 13 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 55 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near White Plains

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in New York, measured between internal points. The closest is Harrison, 1.7 miles away, with 31,321 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of White Plains, NY?

62,561 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 2,968 (5.0%) from 59,593 in July 2020.

What county is White Plains in?

Westchester County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover White Plains?

5 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 10601, 10603, 10604, 10605, 10606.

How far is White Plains from Albany?

112.6 miles (181.2 km) in a straight line, heading N from White Plains.

What is the nearest larger city to White Plains?

New Rochelle, NY, with 85,512 residents, 7.1 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.