The Village of Mamaroneck was incorporated in 1895. Residents on either side of the Mamaroneck River, realized that the growing community needed services to develop from a rural farming community to a healthy commercial village. In 1890, they realized a new village must be incorporated joining the two areas surrounding the River. The problem with incorporating a new village was that the residents live in two towns, the Town of Mamaroneck and the Town of Rye. Slowly the new Village came into its own, its population growing from about 1,500 in 1895, when it was a small farming community, to over 17,000 for the 1990 census. Today the Village is primarily a residential community on Long Island Sound with a major inland harbor and facilities to build and service pleasure boating. Mamaroneck Avenue and Boston Post Road are the main commercial areas. An industrial area is located along Fenimore Road.

The Village is home to distinct residential neighborhoods, each with its own characteristic. Along the Sound, there is Shore Acres, Greenhaven and Orienta, all places previously owned by wealthy families from New York City as summer residences. Mamaroneck, with its population of people from all over the world, is known as AThe Friendly Village - A place for all to enjoy living in a community that welcomes different cultures and appreciates their differences.