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Valley Stream, NY

Valley Stream, New York
Village
Village of Valley Stream
Nickname(s): On the Trail of the Rising Sun
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
Valley Stream, New York is located in New York
Valley Stream, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°39′53″N 73°42′12″W / 40.66472°N 73.70333°W / 40.66472; -73.70333Coordinates: 40°39′53″N 73°42′12″W / 40.66472°N 73.70333°W / 40.66472; -73.70333
Country United States
State New York
County

Nassau

Village within Hempstead, New York
Government
 • Village Mayor Edwin A. Fare
 • Village Deputy Mayor Dermond Thomas
Area
 • Total 3.5 sq mi (9.0 km2)
 • Land 3.4 sq mi (8.9 km2)
 • Water 0.1 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation 16 ft (5 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 37,511
 • Estimate (2016) 37,673
 • Density 11,000/sq mi (4,200/km2)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 11580-11583
Area code(s) 516
FIPS code 36-76705
GNIS feature ID 2391182
Website www.vsvny.org

Nassau

Valley Stream is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population in the Village of Valley Stream was 37,511 at the 2010 census.

The incorporated Village of Valley Stream is inside the southwest part of the town of Hempstead, along the border with Queens. The village is served by the Long Island Rail Road at the Valley Stream station, located at Sunrise Highway and Franklin Avenue. It is also served by the Gibson station at Gibson and Munro Boulevards, but only along the Far Rockaway Branch.

Valley Stream is located at 40°39′53″N 73°42′12″W / 40.664780°N 73.703327°W / 40.664780; -73.703327 (40.664780, −73.703327).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.5 square miles (9.1 km2), of which 3.4 square miles (8.8 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2), or 0.86%, is water.

Communities bordering Valley Stream are Elmont (Home of Belmont Park Racetrack), Lynbrook, Malverne, Franklin Square, Hewlett, Woodmere, and Rosedale (a neighborhood in Queens in New York City).


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