Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:23 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:14 am – 4:30 pm
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People30,436 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 45.510,522 householdsMedian household income $148,790Median home value $634,500Median rent $2,227 a month93% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.0% unemployment rate67% of adults are in the labour force, 15,869 employedMain industries: education and health care 37%, professional and business services 11%, finance, insurance and real estate 9%Average commute 36 minutes59% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 13% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 16% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages48% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 80%, Spanish 11%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Russian or other Slavic 2%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 26°F49 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month March26 in of snow a year, on about 13 days10 days above 90°F, 89 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oceanside station
Parks and public landsLido Beach Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 2.7 miHempstead Lake State Parkstate park · 3.0 mi · 490 acresOceanside Parkpark · under a mileBay County Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 123 acresValley Stream State Parkstate park · 4.2 mi · 78 acresLido Beach State Tidal Wetlandstate conservation land · 2.9 mi · 99 acresSource: 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 198526 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
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% 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
Elevation8 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMount Sinai - South Nassau Hospital1.4 miPost officeOceanside Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEast Rockaway Village Hall1.8 miPoliceRockville Centre Police Department1.9 miFire stationOceanside Volunteer Fire Department South Side Hose Company 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools12 elementary, 3 middle, 2 highElementarySouth Oceanside Road Elementary School 4right hereElementaryFulton Avenue Elementary School 8under a mileHighOceanside High Schoolunder a mileCollegeRabbinical College of Long Island3.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK7.5 miInterstateI-6787.9 miUS highwayUS 120 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP21 miRailOceansideMTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA LIRR)1.0 miCoachHempstead Bus StationGreyhound5.5 miTransit20 stops within a mileNassau Inter-County Express (NICE), MTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA LIRR)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11572 ZIP area.
