East Garden City, New York
East Garden City, New York | |
|---|---|
Hamlet and former census-designated place | |
The skyline of the Nassau Hub in 2021 | |
| Nickname: Nassau Hub | |
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York | |
East Garden City, New York Location on Long Island East Garden City, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′51″N 73°35′53″W / 40.73083°N 73.59806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Town | Hempstead |
| Named after | Its location east of Garden City |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| • Land | 3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip Codes | 11530, 11550, 11553, 11590 |
| Area codes | 516, 363 |
| FIPS code | 36-22065 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1852898 |
East Garden City (also known as the Nassau Hub) is a hamlet and former census-designated place (CDP), located within the CDP of Uniondale, in the northeastern part of the Town of Hempstead, in the Hempstead Plains region of Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States, along the Hempstead/North Hempstead town line. The population was 6,208 at the time of the 2010 census, when it was still listed as a CDP.
The hamlet is mostly a commercial and industrial area, and it also includes Nassau Community College – along with the majority of Hofstra University's northern campus.