Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:23 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:14 am – 4:30 pm
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People0 residentsin the ZIP code area0 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
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, 2 mi away
Nearby landmarksNassau Community Collegecollege · under a mileHofstra Universitycollege · 1.0 miHempstead Lake State Parkpark · 3.9 miTwin Lakes Preservepark · 4.7 miBunkers Lake (historical)lake · 3.7 miHempstead Lakelake · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMeadowbrook County Parkpark · under a mile · 50 acresEisenhower County Parkpark · under a mile · 938 acresHempstead Lake State Parkstate park · 3.5 mi · 490 acresOld Westbury Unique Areastate conservation land · 4.0 miBethpage State Parkstate park · 6.1 mi · 1,455 acresValley Stream State Parkstate park · 6.3 mi · 78 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 198522 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202526 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
Elevation72 ft22 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNassau University Medical Center1.6 miPost officeRXR Plaza Post Officeunder a mileTown hallHempstead Town Hall2.2 miPoliceNew York State Police Troop L Zone 1 East Meadow Stationunder a mileFire stationUniondale Volunteer Fire Department Emergency Company 1 Manor Engine Company 3under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools11 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 4 otherHighKellenberg Memorial High Schoolunder a mileElementaryWalnut Street Schoolunder a mileElementaryBarnum Woods Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeNassau Community Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK12 miInterstateI-4954.1 miUS highwayUS 117 miAmtrakNew Rochelle, NY NRO17 miRailHempsteadMTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA LIRR)2.2 miCoachHempstead Bus StationGreyhound2.3 miTransit51 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 11556 ZIP area.
