Bronx County is a county in New York, United States, coextensive with the Bronx, one of the five boroughs of New York City and the only one on the U.S. mainland. It had a population of 1,472,654 at the 2020 census and covers 57 square miles (150 km2), of which 42 square miles (109 km2) is land, centred near 40\u00b050\u203214\u2033N 73\u00b053\u203210\u2033W.<\/p>\n
Bronx County has no separately incorporated county seat — it has been fully consolidated into New York City since 1898 and governed as a single borough since 1914, with Bronx Borough Hall (161st Street) serving as its administrative center; its postal code is 10451. The county has no incorporated cities, towns, or villages of its own; it is instead divided into roughly 50 named neighborhoods and community districts. It sits in the Eastern time zone and carries FIPS code 36005.<\/p>\n
Because the Bronx has been part of consolidated New York City since 1898, none of its component areas are separately incorporated places — there are no cities, towns, or villages in the legal sense, only neighborhoods and community districts governed directly by the city. The table below carries over the named neighborhoods from the county’s Census-recognized places and long-standing local usage; ZIP figures are given where an area has its own dedicated post office.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|
| Riverdale<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10471<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fieldston<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10471<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Spuyten Duyvil<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kingsbridge<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kingsbridge Heights<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10463<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Woodlawn<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10470<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wakefield<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10466<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Williamsbridge<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10466<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Eastchester<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10469<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Co-op City<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10475<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pelham Bay<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10464<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| City Island<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10464<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Throgs Neck<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10465<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Country Club<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10465<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Morris Park<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10462<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Van Nest<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10462<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Unionport<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10462<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Parkchester<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10462<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Clason Point<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10473<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Soundview<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10473<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hunts Point<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10474<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Port Morris<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10454<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mott Haven<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10454<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Melrose<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10451<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Concourse Village<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10451<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Morrisania<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10456<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Claremont<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10456<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| East Tremont<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10460<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tremont<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10457<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Belmont<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10458<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Fordham<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10458<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bedford Park<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10458<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| University Heights<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10453<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Morris Heights<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10453<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| High Bridge<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10452<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| West Farms<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10460<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Baychester<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10466<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bronxdale<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10462<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Westchester Square<\/td>\n | Neighborhood<\/td>\n | 10461<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Several of the old list’s entries were building complexes rather than named neighborhoods — Charlotte Gardens, Dodgewood, Jamie Towers, Park of Edgewater, Plaza Borinquen, Plaza De Los Angeles, Silver Beach, Soundview Park Homes, and Spencer Estates — and are omitted here in favor of the neighborhood each sits in. “Eastchester Bay” and “Eastchester Heights” are sub-sections of Eastchester\/Co-op City, not distinct places, and are folded into their parent entries. “Westchester” as a standalone entry has been corrected to Westchester Square, the actual neighborhood name.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nThe Bronx uses 26 ZIP codes in total, all beginning with the digits 104; smaller neighborhoods without a dedicated code share their parent ZIP.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nBronx County occupies the southernmost tip of mainland New York, bounded by the Hudson River to the west, the Harlem River to the southwest, the East River and Long Island Sound to the south and east, and Westchester County to the north. Its terrain rises from marshy lowlands along the East River and Long Island Sound to rocky ridges in the north and west, including sections of the Hudson Highlands foothills near Riverdale. Pelham Bay Park, the largest park in New York City, covers over 2,700 acres in the northeast corner and includes Orchard Beach and the salt marshes of the Hutchinson River estuary. The Bronx River runs south through the county’s center into the East River.<\/p>\n Bronx County borders Westchester County<\/a> to the north, Queens County<\/a> across the East River to the southeast, and New York County (Manhattan)<\/a> across the Harlem River to the southwest.<\/p>\n Bronx County had 1,472,654 residents at the 2020 census, the fourth-most populous of New York City’s five boroughs. Its two largest neighborhoods by population are Co-op City, a planned high-rise community of roughly 43,000 residents, and Riverdale, a lower-density area in the northwest. Median household income in the county runs well below the New York median of $82,095, reflecting the borough’s concentration of lower-income households relative to Manhattan and Westchester. Population density is roughly 34,900 people per square mile of land area, among the highest of any county in the United States.<\/p>\n Health care and social assistance are the county’s largest employment sectors, anchored by Montefiore Medical Center and Jacobi Medical Center, both major regional hospital systems. Fordham University’s Rose Hill campus and Lehman College (part of the City University of New York) are the borough’s principal higher-education institutions. Yankee Stadium, home of the New York Yankees, sits in the Concourse Village section and draws large crowds through the baseball season. The Bronx Zoo and the New York Botanical Garden, both in the Bronx Park area, are among the county’s biggest visitor draws and employers.<\/p>\n The area takes its name from Jonas Bronck, a Swedish-born settler who established a farm along the river that now bears his name in 1639. What is now Bronx County was originally part of Westchester County; the area south of the Bronx River was annexed to New York City in 1874, and the remainder in 1895. Bronx County was formally separated from New York County and organized as its own county, coextensive with the borough, on January 1, 1914. The mid-20th century Grand Concourse corridor was a showcase of Art Deco apartment buildings; the 1970s and 1980s brought severe disinvestment and a wave of building fires in the South Bronx, followed by a sustained redevelopment effort from the late 1980s onward that continues today.<\/p>\n The Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) runs east-west across the county and is one of the most heavily used highways in the country; the Bronx River Parkway, Hutchinson River Parkway, Major Deegan Expressway (I-87), and Henry Hudson Parkway provide the other principal routes. The New York City Subway serves the county extensively via the 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, B, and D lines, along with Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson and Harlem lines.<\/p>\n LaGuardia Airport, in neighboring Queens, is the nearest commercial airport, roughly 6 miles southeast of the county’s center.<\/p>\n Where is Bronx County?<\/strong> What is the population of Bronx County?<\/strong> How big is Bronx County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Bronx County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Bronx County?<\/strong> |