Suffern, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 11,006. Estimated population in July 2024: 10,897 (-1.0% change)
Males: 5,277 (47.9%), Females: 5,729 (52.1%)

Rockland County

Zip code: 10901

Demographics

Median resident age: 38.8 years
Median household income: $59,754
Median house value: $193,400

Population by Race

Races in Suffern:

  • White Non-Hispanic (79.7%)
  • Hispanic (12.9%)
  • Other race (4.5%)
  • Black (3.5%)
  • Two or more races (1.9%)
  • Asian Indian (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.8%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Irish (21.7%), Italian (21.4%), German (10.6%), English (6.7%), Russian (5.7%), Polish (5.7%).

Elevation: 313 feet

Land area: 2.1 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Suffern

  • High school or higher: 90.3%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 37.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 15.7%
  • Unemployed: 3.2%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Suffern village

  • Never married: 26.4%
  • Now married: 52.7%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 7.7%
  • Divorced: 10.7%

18.2% Foreign born (9.7% Latin America, 3.9% Asia, 3.7% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -114 (-1.0%).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Suffern:

  • GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL OF SUFFERN (255 LAFAYETTE AVENUE)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Suffern:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Suffern:

  • TETERBORO (about 20 miles; TETERBORO, NJ; Abbreviation: TEB)
  • STEWART INT’L (about 27 miles; NEWBURGH, NY; Abbreviation: SWF)
  • NEWARK LIBERTY INTL (about 30 miles; NEWARK, NJ; Abbreviation: EWR)

Other public-use airports nearest to Suffern:

Amtrak station near Suffern:

  • 19 miles: CROTON-HARMON (CROTON-ON-HUDSON, CROTON POINT AVE.). Services: partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, snack bar, paid short-term parking, paid long-term parking, call for car rental service, call for taxi service, public transit connection.

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/Universities in Suffern:

  • ROCKLAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 4,409; Location: 145 COLLEGE RD; Public)
  • YESHIVA CHOFETZ CHAIM RADUN (Location: 24 HIGHVIEW RD; Private, not-for-profit)
  • SALVATION ARMY SCHOOL FOR OFFICERS TRAINING (Location: 201 LAFAYETTE AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Website: sfotusa.org/)

Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near Suffern:

  • RAMAPO COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY (about 3 miles; MAHWAH, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 4,076)
  • BERGEN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 13 miles; PARAMUS, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 7,733)
  • PASSAIC COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 14 miles; PATERSON, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 2,452)
  • WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY (about 14 miles; WAYNE, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 8,017)
  • FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON UNIVERSITY-ALL CAMPUSES (about 18 miles; TEANECK, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 6,482)
  • MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY (about 19 miles; UPPER MONTCLAIR, NJ; Full-time enrollment: 10,226)
  • MERCY COLLEGE-MAIN CAMPUS (about 21 miles; DOBBS FERRY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,643)

Schools

Public high school in Suffern:

  • SUFFERN SHS (Students: 1,443; Location: 49 VIOLA RD; Grades: 09 – 12)

Private high schools in Suffern:

  • BHT TORAH ACADEMY (Students: 94; Location: 4 CAMPBELL AVE; Grades: 9 – 12; Girls only)
  • SHAAREI TORAH OF ROCKLAND (Students: 91; Location: 91 CARLTON RD W; Grades: 9 – 12; Boys only)

Public primary/middle schools in Suffern:

  • SUFFERN MS (Students: 1,099; Location: 80 HEMION RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • POMONA MS (Students: 878; Location: 101 POMONA RD; Grades: 07 – 08)
  • MONTEBELLO ROAD SCHOOL (Students: 501; Location: 50 MONTEBELLO RD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • VIOLA ES (Students: 491; Location: 557 RT 202; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CHERRY LANE ES (Students: 415; Location: 1 HEATHER DR; Grades: KG – 05)
  • LIME KILN ES (Students: 386; Location: 35 LIME KILN RD; Grades: 04 – 06)
  • RICHARD P. CONNOR ES (Students: 382; Location: 13 CYPRESS RD; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle schools in Suffern:

  • SACRED HEART SCHOOL (Students: 566; Location: 60 WASHINGTON AVE; Grades: PK – 8)
  • ROBIN HILL SCHOOL (Students: 136; Location: 70 WESLEY CHAPEL RD; Grades: PK – KG)
  • SUFFERN MONTESSORI (Students: 36; Location: 3 CHURCH ROAD; Grades: PK – KG)

Libraries

Library in Suffern:

  • SUFFERN FREE LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,983,486; Location: 210 LAFAYETTE AVE.; 126,474 books; 5,767 audio materials; 5,154 video materials; 330 serial subscriptions)