Garden City Park
| Garden City Park, New York | |
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| Hamlet and census-designated place | |
 Location in Nassau County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 40°44′35″N 73°39′46″W / 40.74306°N 73.66278°WCoordinates: 40°44′35″N 73°39′46″W / 40.74306°N 73.66278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.0 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Land | 3.0 sq mi (5.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 7,806 |
| • Density | 7,759.3/sq mi (2,995.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 11040 |
| Area code(s) | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-28189 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0950876 |
Garden City Park is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County on Long Island in the U.S. state of New York. The population was 7,806 at the 2010 census. From about 1787 until about 1874, when the area was known as Clowesville, the county seat of Queens County was located here, along with the county courthouse and jail.
Garden City Park is located at 40°44′35″N 73°39′46″W / 40.74306°N 73.66278°W (40.743011, -73.662842).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2), all land. It is a nonlegal entity governed by the Town of North Hempstead, bordered by Hillside Avenue to the north (vis-a-vis with Herricks), Herricks Road to the east (bordering the village of Mineola, and Denton Avenue to the west (vis-a-vis with unincorporated New Hyde Park. The southern border is the boundary of the Town of North Hempstead with the Town of Hempstead, roughly coinciding with Atlantic Avenue and the Main Line of the Long Island Railroad (LIRR). The local LIRR stop is Merillon Avenue. Some local and town maps reflect that Garden City Park spills over north into Herricks. Mail delivery is provided by the New Hyde Park Post Office utilizing the 11040 Zip Code.
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