East Garden City, New York | |
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Hamlet and former census-designated place | |
Nickname: Nassau Hub | |
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 for | Its location east of Garden City |
Area | |
• Total | 3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
• Land | 3.0 sq mi (7.8 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 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) in the northeast part of the Town of Hempstead, in the central part 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 2010 census, when it was still listed as a CDP. Since then, it is now included in the Uniondale CDP.
The hamlet is mostly a commercial and industrial area, and it also includes Nassau Community College – along with a portion of Hofstra University's north campus.