Welcome to New Hyde Park ...

The village of New Hyde Park is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of New Hyde Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, New Hyde Park has a population of 9,802 people<2> (see below for details).

New Hyde Park is 100 feet [30 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: New Hyde Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for New Hyde Park ...

Official Website: www.vnhp.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Hyde Park had an population of 9,802 people. This is an increase of 0.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.93% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, New Hyde Park had a population of 9,712 people. This makes New Hyde Park the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of New Hyde Park represents 0.05% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 250th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,712 people, the population of New Hyde Park increased 1.98% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,523 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for New Hyde Park.

Communities Also Named New Hyde Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named New Hyde Park: This one is located in Nassau County and the other is located in Queens County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Hyde Park.

Communities near New Hyde Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Hyde Park.

• New York
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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 <4>
• Jersey City
  (18 miles [29 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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 <4>
• New Rochelle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Rochelle
  • New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <4>
• Union City
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <4>
• West New York
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
• Hoboken
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people
• Freeport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>

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 New Hyde Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Hyde Park.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Hyde Park. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for New Hyde Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Hyde Park ...

Looking for more information about New Hyde Park? 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 New Hyde Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for New Hyde Park.

Adding New Hyde Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the New Hyde Park post office opened in 1871.

We also found New Hyde Park on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for New Hyde Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New Hyde Park: www.vnhp.org/

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

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