What is the population of New York City?

8,804,190 people, per GeoNames.

Does New York City have a university?

Yes. Academic medical center at State University of New York at Stony Brook and American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York.

NEW YORK CITY

New York · UNITED STATES (US) · 40.71°N / 74.01°W

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 5,128,581

New York City is a city in United States with a population of 8,804,190. It sits at 40.71/-74.01, runs on America/New_York, is 0 km from Tribeca.

Population 8,804,190

Place Type Populated Place

Elevation 10m

Timezone America/New_York

All facts

fields

Country: United States
Subdivision: New York
Coords: 40.71°N / 74.01°W
UTC offset: -5
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

NW Tribeca New York 7,811 0.3 km

S Financial District New York 60,976 0.7 km

E Chinatown New York 90,000 0.9 km

W Battery Park City New York 7,422 0.9 km

N West Village New York 32,518 2.2 km

NE East Village New York 62,832 2.3 km

SE Brooklyn Heights New York 20,256 2.3 km

SE Downtown Brooklyn New York 7,053 2.8 km

NE Gramercy Park New York 27,988 3.1 km

NW Hoboken New Jersey 53,635 4.0 km

Air access

nearby

LGA

LaGuardia Airport

Large airport

13.3 km

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport

Large airport

14.2 km

TEB

Teterboro Airport

Medium airport

15.8 km

JFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport

Large airport

20.9 km

LDJ

Linden Airport

Small airport

22.9 km

Universities

linked

Academic medical center at State University of New York at Stony Brook

stonybrookmedicine.edu

American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York

aada.edu

City University of New York

cuny.edu

New York Institute of Technology

nyit.edu

New York Medical College

nymc.edu

FAQ

10 questions

What is the population of New York City?: 8,804,190 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is New York City in?: America/New_York.
Which country is New York City in?: United States (US).
Which airport serves New York City?: LaGuardia Airport (LGA).
Does New York City have a university?: Yes. Academic medical center at State University of New York at Stony Brook and American Academy of Dramatic Arts-New York.
What languages are spoken in United States?: English.
What currency is used in United States?: US Dollar.
How many cities are in United States?: 21,763 on record.
Which admin region is New York City in?: New York.
What is the elevation of New York City?: 10 meters.

Get this page as JSON

no auth

cURL 200 OK

$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/5128581

{
  "data": {
    "id": 5128581,
    "name": "New York City",
    "ascii_name": "New York City",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 8804190,
    "elevation": 10,
    "timezone_id": "America/New_York",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 40.71427,
    "longitude": -74.00597
  }
}

Context

comparatives

1127.2x the population of Tribeca.
0 km from Tribeca.
Same timezone (America/New_York) as 9,570 other cities in United States.