On June 27, 1654, Thomas Pell purchased 9,166 acres (37.09 km2) from the Native American tribe of the Siwanoys.

The purchase included an area which is known today as Pelham, New Rochelle, and portions of Bronx County.

The original Village of Pelham was incorporated in 1896, bounded by the New Haven Railroad's main line to north, Colonial Avenue to the south, New Rochelle to the east, and the Hutchinson River to the west.

Its boundaries were the New Haven Railroad to the south, New Rochelle to the east and northeast, and the Hutchinson River to the west and northwest.

[3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km2), all land.

[9] Colonial and Hutchinson elementary schools cover portions of the village.