County wide 911 system for summoning emergency assistance.
villages and towns
Ardsley
Bedford New York - yes, Martha Stewart still lives here
Briarcliff Manor
Bronxville - affluent square-mile community that is part of the Town of Eastchester
Chappaqua - home of Bill and Hillary Clinton
Cortlandt - township in the northwest corner of the county, borders the Hudson River and Putnam County
Croton-on-Hudson - Hudson River village is the location of popular Croton Point Park, which juts nearly a mile into the river
Dobbs Ferry - quaint Hudson River village
Eastchester
Elmsford
Greenburgh
Harrison
Hastings-on-Hudson - Hudson River village has stunning views of the cliffs of the Palisades
Irvington - riverfront village named for Washington Irving, who lived nearby
Katonah - original town was located a mile or so north; it was moved to make way for one of New York City's reservoirs
Larchmont - Affluent square-mile community on Long Island Sound; part of Town of Mamaroneck
Lewisboro
Mamaroneck - name of both a town and a village on Long Island Sound
Mount Kisco - ostensibly named after local Native American chief Kisco
North Salem - mostly rural; rolling hills, horse farms, apple orchards
Ossining
Pelham - on Long Island Sound and along Route 1, bordering the Bronx. Consists of Villages of Pelham and Pelham Manor
Pleasantville - no, we didn't make this up; longtime address of Reader's Digest
Port Chester
Purchase - home of a state university of fine art as well as headquarters for several major American corporations
Scarsdale
Sleepy Hollow - the very one from The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown - Hudson River village is home to several significant historic sites as well as a quaint business district featuring restaurants and antique shops
Tuckahoe - part of the Town of Eastchester.
Valhalla - reputedly named by a devoted fan of Wagner
Yorktown Heights
Somers
West Harrison
contact
Telephone area code 914.
cities
Mount Vernon
New Rochelle - On Long Island Sound. Home of Iona College and the College of New Rochelle.
Peekskill - northern-most city in Westchester with scenic views of the Hudson Highlands.
Rye - upscale city on the Long Island Sound; home of Playland amusement park. Smallest and least city-like of the cities in Westchester; has a small central area with one main street Purchase Street and feels much more like a village than anything else.
White Plains - the seat of government for Westchester County, its downtown has recently been redeveloped with upscale housing and retail.
Yonkers - 4th largest city in New York state, located on the Hudson River. Undergoing major development along Hudson River, but Getty Square, its traditional center only a few blocks to the east of the River, is down-scale.