Welcome to Old Westbury ...

The village of Old Westbury is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Old Westbury, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Old Westbury has a population of 4,122 people<2> (see below for details).

Old Westbury is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Old Westbury had an population of 4,122 people. This is a decrease of 11.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.51% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Old Westbury had a population of 4,671 people. This makes Old Westbury the county's 31st most populous community.

The population of Old Westbury represents 0.02% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 506th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 4,671 people, the population of Old Westbury increased 10.48% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 4,228 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Old Westbury.

Communities Also Named Old Westbury ...

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

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Old Westbury.

Communities near Old Westbury ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Old Westbury.

• Bronx
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <4>
• Yonkers
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Stamford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
  • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
• New Rochelle
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• 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>
• 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.<5> 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
  • White Plains is located in Westchester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,286 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Plains <4>
• Hempstead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <4>
• Freeport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Valley Stream
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
  • Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <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 Old Westbury. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Old Westbury.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Old Westbury ...

Looking for more information about Old Westbury? 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 Old Westbury, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Old Westbury.

Adding Old Westbury to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Old Westbury post office opened in 1868.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Old Westbury.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Westbury. 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/