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Glen Cove, Long Island

Glen Cove, New York
City
City of Glen Cove
View from Welwyn Preserve in Glen Cove
View from Welwyn Preserve in Glen Cove
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
Coordinates: 40°52′2″N 73°37′40″W / 40.86722°N 73.62778°W / 40.86722; -73.62778Coordinates: 40°52′2″N 73°37′40″W / 40.86722°N 73.62778°W / 40.86722; -73.62778
Country  United States
State  New York
County Nassau
Incorporated 1918
Government
 • Type Mayor-Council
 • Mayor Reginald Spinello
 • Police chief William Whitton
Area
 • Total 19.3 sq mi (49.9 km2)
 • Land 6.6 sq mi (17.2 km2)
 • Water 12.6 sq mi (32.6 km2)
Elevation 23 ft (7 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 26,964
 • Density 4,006.0/sq mi (1,546.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 11542
Area code(s) 516
FIPS code 36-29113
GNIS feature ID 0977339
Website www.glencove-li.us

Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 26,964.

Part of the early 20th century Gold Coast of the North Shore, Glen Cove has a diverse population. Of Nassau County's five municipalities, Glen Cove is one of the two municipalities that is a city, rather than a town, the other being Long Beach on the South Shore.

The city was also the location of several successful manufacturing facilities in the 20th century.

The city is on the north shore of Long Island, on Long Island Sound. The hills that stretch along the shore are terminal moraines left by glaciers of the last ice age.

Glen Cove sits at 40°52′2″N 73°37′40″W / 40.86722°N 73.62778°W / 40.86722; -73.62778 (40.867326, −73.627738).

The city of Glen Cove is bordered on three sides by the town of Oyster Bay, and on the fourth by the sound.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has 19.2 square miles (50 km2), including 6.7 square miles (17 km2) of land and 12.6 square miles (33 km2) of it (65.51%) water.


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