Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:22 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:14 am – 4:29 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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksSUNY College at Old Westburycollege · 1.8 miNew York College Of Health Professionscollege · 1.9 miMuttontown Preserve Trailheadpark · 3.3 miTrail View State Parkpark · 4.1 miSpring Lakelake · 6.3 miSwan Lakelake · 6.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCOUNTY OF NASSAU Landpark · under a mile · 2,573 acresCantiague County Parkpark · 1.1 mi · 117 acresTrail View State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 482 acresBethpage State Parkstate park · 4.4 mi · 1,455 acresOld Westbury Unique Areastate conservation land · 2.9 miOyster Bay National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 6.1 mi · 3,365 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Oct 198520 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202527 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
Elevation181 ft55 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSyosset Hospital2.2 miPost officeJericho Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrookville Village Hall2.8 miPoliceMuttontown Police Department3.0 miFire stationJericho Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi14 schools8 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 3 otherElementaryJeffrey Ratner Robert Seaman Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighJericho High Schoolunder a mileMiddleJericho Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeSUNY College at Old Westbury1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK16 miInterstateI-495under a mileUS highwayUS 115 miAmtrakNew Rochelle, NY NRO15 miRailHicksvilleMTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA LIRR)1.7 miCoachLong Island ExpressFullington Trailways1.2 miTransit9 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 11853 ZIP area.
