Oyster Bay, New York | |
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| Town of Oyster Bay | |
From left to right: Downtown Oyster Bay, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, a winter's day in downtown Massapequa Park, a street in South Farmingdale, and Mill Neck Manor | |
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| Nickname(s): TOBAY; ToB | |
_highlighted.svg) Location in the state of New York and Nassau County. | |
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| Coordinates: 40°45′34″N 73°30′10″W / 40.75944°N 73.50278°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| County | Nassau |
| First settled | 1653 |
| Incorporated as a town | 1687 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Supervisor | Joseph S. Saladino (R) |
| • Town Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
• Total | 169.40 sq mi (438.73 km2) |
| • Land | 103.74 sq mi (268.69 km2) |
| • Water | 65.65 sq mi (170.04 km2) 38.75% |
| Elevation | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 301,332 |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (690/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Area codes | 516, 363 |
| FIPS code | 36-56000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979336 |
| Website | www |
The Town of Oyster Bay is the easternmost of the three towns that make up Nassau County, New York, United States. Part of the New York metropolitan area, it is the only town in Nassau County to extend from the North Shore to the South Shore of Long Island. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 301,332, making it the 5th most populous city or town in the state.
There are 18 villages and 18 hamlets within the town of Oyster Bay. The United States Postal Service has organized these 36 places into 30 five-digit ZIP Codes, served by 20 post offices.[2] Each post office shares the name of one of the hamlets or villages, but their boundaries are usually not coterminous.
Oyster Bay is also the name of a hamlet on the North Shore, within the town of Oyster Bay. Near this hamlet, in the village of Cove Neck, is Sagamore Hill, the former residence and summer White House of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and now a museum. At least six of the 36 villages and hamlets of the town have shores on Oyster Bay Harbor, an inlet of Long Island Sound, and many of these at one time or another have also been referred to as being part of the hamlet of Oyster Bay.[3]
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on August 24, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Nassau County ZIP codes". Archived from the original on November 23, 2011.
- ^ "Town Of Oysterbay". Rootsweb.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2012.