Great Neck, New York | |
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Village | |
Village of Great Neck | |
![]() Great Neck, Nassau County, viewed west from Northern Boulevard.
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Nickname(s): The Old Village | |
![]() Location in Nassau County and the state of New York. |
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Location within the state of New York | |
Coordinates: 40°48′10″N 73°43′53″W / 40.80278°N 73.73139°WCoordinates: 40°48′10″N 73°43′53″W / 40.80278°N 73.73139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Nassau |
Town | North Hempstead |
Area | |
• Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
• Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) 0% |
Elevation | 108 ft (33 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 9,989 |
• Density | 7,100/sq mi (2,900/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP codes | 11020–11027 |
Area code(s) | 516 |
FIPS code | 36-30169 |
GNIS feature ID | 0951636 |
Website | greatneckvillage |
Great Neck is a village in the town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, in the U.S., on the North Shore of Long Island. It sits on the New York City-Nassau County border. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 9,989.
The term Great Neck is also commonly applied to the entire peninsula on the north shore and an area extending south to and including Lake Success. The larger Great Neck area comprises a residential community of some 40,000 people made up of nine villages as well as hamlets of North Hempstead. To distinguish the Village of Great Neck from the other villages in larger Great Neck, it is sometimes referred to as "the old village".
The Village of Great Neck is located at 40°48′10″N 73°43′53″W / 40.802671°N 73.731255°W.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), of which 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 1.46%, is water.