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Welcome to Great Neck ...

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


The location of Great Neck 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, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Great Neck has a population of 10,209 people<3> (see below for details).

Great Neck is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Websites for Great Neck ...

Official Website: www.greatneckvillage.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Great Neck had an population of 10,209 people. This is an increase of 2.2% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Great Neck had a population of 9,989 people. This makes Great Neck the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Great Neck represents 0.05% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 245th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,989 people, the population of Great Neck increased 4.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,538 people).

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

Communities Also Named Great Neck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Great Neck - they are located in Massachusetts (2) and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Great Neck ...

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

  • New York
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 west)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (12 miles [19.3 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Union City
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwich
    (17 miles [27.4 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
    (16 miles [25.7 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. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Great Neck.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Great Neck. 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.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Great Neck. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Great Neck.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Great Neck ...

Looking for more information about Great Neck? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Great Neck, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Great Neck.

Adding Great Neck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Great Neck 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 was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Great Neck post office opened in 1867.

We also found Great Neck in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

The official website for Great Neck: www.greatneckvillage.org/

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.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Great Neck - 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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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