Glen Cove, New York | |
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City | |
City of Glen Cove | |
View from Welwyn Preserve in Glen Cove
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Location in Nassau County and the state of New York. |
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Coordinates: 40°52′2″N 73°37′40″W / 40.86722°N 73.62778°WCoordinates: 40°52′2″N 73°37′40″W / 40.86722°N 73.62778°W | |
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 |
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 (40.867326, −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.