North Salem is a town in the northeastern section of Westchester County, New York, United States.

The town, incorporated in 1788, is a suburb of New York City, located approximately 50 miles north of Midtown Manhattan.

As of the 2020 census, North Salem was recorded as possessing a population of 5,243 people living on a land area of 21.37 square miles.

[4] Founded prior to the American Revolution, North Salem contains an amalgamation of urban and rural features, including parks, forests, lakes, and horse trails alongside commuter train service and an interstate highway.

The town has been referred to as "Billionaires' Dirt Road"[5] due to a number of wealthy residents, although local median household income is not exceptionally high.

On September 22, 1780, amidst the war, John Paulding and Isaac Van Wart left from what was later known as the Yerkes Tavern, joined by David Williams.

Its proprietor was John Yerkes, who received a license from the town "to operate a tavern or inn for the accommodation and entertainment of travelers" in 1815.

[6] The 1800 United States Census recorded several hundred enslaved individuals being held in North Salem.

The Great Blizzard of 1888, which impacted communities across the northeastern United States, seriously disrupted agricultural production in North Salem and prevented train movement.

[18][19] A geographic curiosity of North Salem is the so-called Standing Rock, a granite boulder sitting on several smaller stones.

Since the boulder is not consistent with the geographic surroundings, it has been hypothesized that the rock was deposited by glaciers during the Last Ice Age,[6] although others argue that it may have been moved and placed by Vikings or Native Americans.

The town is part of New York's Eighteenth Congressional District,[27] represented by Mike Lawler, a Republican.