Pearl River, New York

Pearl River
The Blue Hill Plaza office tower, with the Manhattan skyline visible in the distance
Location in Rockland County and the state of New York
Pearl River
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 41°3′32.8″N 74°1′12.9″W / 41.059111°N 74.020250°W / 41.059111; -74.020250
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyRockland
TownOrangetown
Area
 • Total
7.19 sq mi (18.63 km2)
 • Land6.79 sq mi (17.59 km2)
 • Water0.40 sq mi (1.03 km2)
Elevation
240 ft (73 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
16,567
 • Density2,438.7/sq mi (941.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
10965
Area code845
FIPS code36-56902
GNIS feature ID0960056

Pearl River is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Orangetown, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is east of Chestnut Ridge, south of Nanuet, west of Blauvelt, New York, and north of Montvale and Old Tappan, New Jersey. The population was 16,567 at the 2020 United States census.

Pearl River is 20 miles (32 km) north of Midtown Manhattan and just north of the border between New Jersey and New York State. The Pearl River station is the first (traveling north) of three New York stops on New Jersey Transit's Pascack Valley Line.