Hewlett Bay Park, New York
Hewlett Bay Park is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York. The population was 494 at the time of the 2020 census.
Hewlett Bay Park, New York | |
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| Incorporated Village of Hewlett Bay Park | |
Hewlett Bay Park Village Hall in Hewlett Bay Park, August 2022 | |
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Location in Nassau County and the state of New York | |
Location on Long Island Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′7″N 73°41′44″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Town | Hempstead |
| Incorporated | 1928 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Alex Salomon |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) |
| • Land | 0.34 sq mi (0.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 494 |
| • Density | 1,461.54/sq mi (565.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 11557 |
| Area codes | 516, 363 |
| FIPS code | 36-34297 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0952662 |
| Website | hewlettbayparkny |
The area, like Back/Old Lawrence is unique because its rural affluence is similar in character to the more well known Gold Coast of the North Shore instead of being more urbanized like the rest of the South Shore of Nassau County.
Hewlett Bay Park is usually included as one of the Five Towns in the southwestern corner of Nassau County. In the context of the Five Towns, "The Hewletts" or "Hewlett" is often used to refer collectively to the hamlet of Hewlett, together with the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck. The Five Towns is usually said to comprise the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and "The Hewletts", along with Woodsburgh.