Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:22 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:15 am – 4:29 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People12,172 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.44,503 householdsMedian household income $182,528Median home value $1,101,100Median rent $2,350 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 5,638 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, professional and business services 18%, finance, insurance and real estate 13%Average commute 35 minutes59% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 8% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 24% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages70% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 40% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 75%, other Indo-European languages 12%, Spanish 8%, Chinese 3%5% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksLong Island University - Postcollege · under a mileSwan Lakelake · 3.1 miNew York Institute of Technology - Long Island Campuscollege · 1.4 miSpring Lakelake · 4.3 miMuttontown Preserve Trailheadpark · 2.8 miThe Creek Beachbeach · 5.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRiggs Parkpark · under a mileBanfi Fieldsrecreation area · under a mile · 70 acresPlanting Fields Arboretum State Historic Parkstate historic site · 2.5 mi · 420 acresOyster Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.7 mi · 3,365 acresCongressman Lester Wolff Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 4.7 mi · 3,365 acresOld Westbury Unique Areastate conservation land · 3.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Oct 198517 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202524 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
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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
Elevation140 ft43 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalGlen Cove Hospital3.5 miPost officeGlen Head Post Office1.7 miTown hallBrookville Village Hallunder a milePoliceOld Brookville Police Department1.0 miFire stationGlenwood Fire Company Station 21.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 2 otherSchoolThe Green Vale School1.0 miSchoolChildrens Education Center1.3 miElementaryGlen Head School1.9 miCollegeLong Island University - Postunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaGuardia Airport LGA15 miInterstateI-4953.0 miUS highwayUS 111 miAmtrakNew Rochelle, NY NRO12 miRailGlen HeadMTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA LIRR)2.0 miCoachRoslyn, NY (Roslyn LIRR Station. The bus will stop in the main parking lot, close to the station building.)OurBus3.8 miTransit2 stops within a mileNassau Inter-County Express (NICE)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11545 ZIP area.
