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Welcome to Great Neck Estates ...

The village of Great Neck Estates is located in Nassau County<1>.


The location of Great Neck Estates has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Great Neck Estates, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Great Neck Estates: Great Neck Ests.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Great Neck Estates has a population of 2,879 people<3> (see below for details).

Great Neck Estates is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Great Neck Estates lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Great Neck Estates had an population of 2,879 people. This is an increase of 4.27% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Great Neck Estates had a population of 2,761 people. This makes Great Neck Estates the county's 39th most populous community.

The population of Great Neck Estates represents 0.01% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 731st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,761 people, the population of Great Neck Estates has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,756 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Great Neck Estates.

Communities Also Named Great Neck Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Great Neck Estates - it's located in Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Great Neck Estates.

Communities near Great Neck Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Great Neck Estates.

  • New York
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
    • New York is located in Kings County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Bronx
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bronx
    • Bronx is located in Bronx County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,385,108 people
    • Bronx has also been known as:
    • Bronx
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bronx <5>
  • Jersey City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
    • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Yonkers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yonkers
    • Yonkers is located in Westchester County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
  • New Rochelle
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Union City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Mount Vernon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwich
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
  • White Plains
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hempstead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Great Neck Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Great Neck Estates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Great Neck Estates. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Great Neck Estates.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Great Neck Estates. See our Newspapers Page for Great Neck Estates.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Neck Estates ...

Looking for more information about Great Neck Estates? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Great Neck Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Great Neck Estates.

Adding Great Neck Estates to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Great Neck Estates in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Great Neck Estates was on a map titled Road Map for New York (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Great Neck Estates.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Great Neck Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Nassau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Great Neck Estates.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Great Neck Estates - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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