Nanuet, New York

Nanuet, New York
The Shops at Nanuet shopping mall
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York.
Nanuet, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°5′43″N 74°0′56″W / 41.09528°N 74.01556°W / 41.09528; -74.01556
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyRockland
TownClarkstown
Area
 • Total
5.44 sq mi (14.09 km2)
 • Land5.44 sq mi (14.08 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
299 ft (91 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
18,886
 • Density3,475/sq mi (1,341.7/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
10954
Area code845
FIPS code36-49407
GNIS feature ID0958250

Nanuet (English pronunciation: /ˈnænjuɛːt/ ) is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Clarkstown, New York, United States. The third largest hamlet in Clarkstown, it is located north of Pearl River, south of New City, east of Spring Valley, and west of West Nyack. It is located midway between Manhattan and Bear Mountain, 19 miles (31 km) north and south of each respectively; and 2 miles (3 km) north of the New Jersey border. It has one of three Rockland County stations on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line. As of the 2020 census, Nanuet had a population of 18,886.

The opening of the New York State Thruway (Interstate 87/287), the Tappan Zee Bridge, and the Palisades Interstate Parkway in the mid-1950s helped usher in decades of population growth and real estate development, including the construction of the Nanuet Mall and local shopping centers.