Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:23 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:15 am – 4:30 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 27°F45 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month March19 in of snow a year, on about 7 days16 days above 90°F, 83 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mineola station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksLake Successlake · 2.8 miAdelphi Universitycollege · 2.8 miLittle Neckcape · 4.4 miCity University of New York Queensborough Community Collegecollege · 3.5 miHempstead Lake State Parkpark · 4.2 miOakland Lakelake · 3.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsValley Stream State Parkstate park · 2.9 mi · 78 acresAverill Blvd Parkpark · 1.2 miHempstead Lake State Parkstate park · 3.8 mi · 490 acresNorth Hempstead Town Parkpark · 2.0 miGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 9.2 mi · 18,548 acresBayswater Point State Parkstate park · 8.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Oct 198519 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202520 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighNassau County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighCoastal flooding Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025287 of 364 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 29, worst day 92main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Nassau County monitors, NY
Drinking waterLiberty Utilities New York - Lynbrookserves 220,000 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2024: lead and copper, treatment techniqueSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation88 ft27 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalCreedmoor Psychiatric Center1.9 miPost officeFloral Park Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFloral Park Village Hallunder a milePoliceFloral Park Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationFloral Park Volunteer Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi35 schools17 elementary, 1 middle, 7 high, 10 otherSchoolOur Lady of Victory Schoolright hereElementaryJohn Lewis Childs Schoolunder a mileHighFloral Park Memorial High Schoolunder a mileCollegeAdelphi University2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK7.0 miInterstateI-2952.6 miUS highwayUS 113 miAmtrakNew Rochelle, NY NRO14 miRailFloral ParkMTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA LIRR)under a mileCoachQueens Village 7-11Greyhound2.2 miTransit48 stops within a mileNassau Inter-County Express (NICE), Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11002 ZIP area.
