North New Hyde Park, NY

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North New Hyde Park, New York

Introduction to North New Hyde Park, New York

North New Hyde Park, New York is 4 miles NW of Hempstead, New York and 15 miles E of New York, New York. It is in Nassau county. The town is part of the Nassau- Suffolk metro area. The population of North New Hyde Park is 14,542.

North New Hyde Park History

North New Hyde Park is a census-designated place in the Town of North Hempstead, which was first settled in by Europeans in 1643. North Hempstead was separated from the Town of Hempstead in 1784. The town includes around 30 incorporated villages and more than 15 unincorporated hamlets. The area now known as North New Hyde Park was first served by the Long Island Railroad in the 1830s.

North New Hyde Park and nearby Attractions

Queens County Farm Museum
Long Island Children's Museum
Belmont Park race track
Queens Botanical Garden
Valley Stream State Park
Hempstead Lake State Park

Things To Do In North New Hyde Park

While staying in North New Hyde Park, you can enjoy skiing at Blue Mountain. The Eisenhower Park and Hempstead Harbor Park are also close by. You can also visit the Nassau County Museum of Art, the Science Museum of Long Island, the Studio Museum in Harlem, the Cradle of Aviation Museum and the African American Museum. Family day trips can be enjoyed at the Bronx Zoo and Central Park Zoo.

North New Hyde Park Transportation

International flights are available from John F. Kennedy International Airport.

North New Hyde Park Higher Education

Nassau Community College, CUNY Queensborough Community College and Adelphi University are some of the nearby colleges and universities.

High Points

North New Hyde Park strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 4%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 9%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 11%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 13%
Racial Diversity (vs. Peers)	Top 17%

Comparative Profile of North New Hyde Park, NY

Comparing North New Hyde Park to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Senior Citizens
Racial Diversity
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
People Above Poverty
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Walking and Biking to Work
Working at Home
Short Commute Times

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
People Living Alone
Housing Recently Built
Affordability of Property Taxes
Affordability of Rents
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals

Category	Value
Near Medium City	4 miles NW of Hempstead, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	15 miles E of New York, New York
County	Nassau
Standard Zip Codes	11040
Phone Area Codes	516
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.743
Longitude	-73.693

Station	MINEOLA
Distance	4.1 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 38 F
Apr Temp	41 to 58 F
Jul Temp	66 to 83 F
Oct Temp	47 to 63 F
Annual Precip	46.3 inches

Station	NEW YORK JFK INTL AP
Distance	8.5 miles
Jan Temp	25 to 39 F
Apr Temp	42 to 59 F
Jul Temp	67 to 83 F
Oct Temp	49 to 64 F
Annual Precip	42.4 inches

Station	WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK
Distance	12 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 37 F
Apr Temp	40 to 55 F
Jul Temp	67 to 81 F
Oct Temp	47 to 62 F
Annual Precip	42.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	14,542	100%
Male	6,885	47.3%
Female	7,657	52.7%
Under 18	3,196	22%
18+	11,346	78%
65+	2,862	19.7%
Median Age	42.7
Average Family Size	3.28
White	11,980	82.4%
African-American	48	0.3%
Asian	2,157	14.8%
American Indian & Alaskan	21	0.1%
Other	177	1.2%
Mixed Race	156	1.1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	707	4.9%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	27.7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	21.1%
Irish	17.4%
German	8.6%
Polish	4.3%
US/American	4.2%
Russian	2%
Iranian	1.3%
Greek	1.3%
English	1.2%
Austrian	0.9%
French (except Basque)	0.8%
Croatian	0.7%
Albanian	0.7%
Scottish	0.6%
Ukrainian	0.5%
Armenian	0.5%
Hungarian	0.4%
Haitian	0.4%
Scotch-Irish	0.4%
Moroccan	0.4%
Israeli	0.4%
European	0.4%
Portuguese	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.3%
Yugoslavian	0.3%
Jamaican	0.3%
Guyanese	0.2%
French Canadian	0.2%
Eastern European	0.2%
Scandinavian	0.2%
Maltese	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
Norwegian	0.2%
Canadian	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
North New Hyde Park	14,542	$80,688
Floral Park	15,967	$87,243
Garden City Park	7,554	$81,580
Herricks	4,076	$84,451
Manhasset Hills	3,661	$109,613
New Hyde Park	9,523	$72,384
Stewart Manor	1,935	$97,922

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