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Westchester County

county in New York, United States
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Westchester County is a county of New York located in New York in the United States. It was established on November 1, 1683. White Plains is its capital.

Westchester County

Summary

Westchester County is a county of New York[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of county_of_new_york entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,465 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Westchester County is located in New York[3].
  • Westchester County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Westchester County's head of government is recorded as George S. Latimer[5].
  • Westchester County's instance of is recorded as county of New York[6].
  • Westchester County's capital is recorded as White Plains[7].
  • Westchester County's shares border with is recorded as Putnam County[8].
  • Westchester County's shares border with is recorded as Fairfield County[9].
  • Westchester County's shares border with is recorded as Bergen County[10].
  • Westchester County's shares border with is recorded as Rockland County[11].
  • Westchester County's shares border with is recorded as Nassau County[12].
  • Westchester County's shares border with is recorded as Bronx County[13].
  • Westchester County's shares border with is recorded as Orange County[14].
  • Westchester County's shares border with is recorded as Western Connecticut Planning Region[15].
  • Chester is named after Westchester County[16].
  • Westchester County's postal code is recorded as 10501–10805[17].
  • Westchester County's postal code is recorded as 10501[18].
  • Westchester County's postal code is recorded as 10504[19].
  • Westchester County's postal code is recorded as 10506[20].
  • Westchester County's postal code is recorded as 10511[21].
  • Westchester County's postal code is recorded as 10514[22].
  • Westchester County's postal code is recorded as 10517[23].
  • Westchester County's postal code is recorded as 10520[24].
  • Westchester County's postal code is recorded as 10522[25].
  • Westchester County's postal code is recorded as 10524[26].
  • Westchester County's postal code is recorded as 10525[27].

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Geography

Westchester County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in New York[3].

Designation and Status

Westchester County's instance of is recorded as county of New York[6].

History and Context

Chester is named after Westchester County[16].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Westchester County include Westchester County Airport[28], an airport[29], in United States[30].

Why It Matters

Westchester County ranks in the top 2% of county_of_new_york entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,465 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Westchester County Airport[28], an airport[29], in United States[30].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1295'}
    Named after → Chester
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