Welcome to Rockville Centre ...

The village of Rockville Centre is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockville Centre, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

A typical abbreviation for Rockville Centre: Rockville Ctre.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rockville Centre has a population of 24,553 people<2> (see below for details).

Rockville Centre is near sea level<3>.

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

Rockville Centre is located in the (516) area code.

Websites for Rockville Centre ...

Official Website: www.ci.rockville-centre.ny.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rockville Centre had an population of 24,553 people. This is an increase of 2.21% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rockville Centre had a population of 24,023 people. This makes Rockville Centre the county's 9th most populous community.

The population of Rockville Centre represents 0.12% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 102nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 24,023 people, the population of Rockville Centre decreased 2.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 24,568 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rockville Centre.

Communities Also Named Rockville Centre ...

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

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rockville Centre.

Communities near Rockville Centre ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rockville Centre.

• New York
  (18 miles [29 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
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• New Rochelle
  (18 miles [29 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>
• Glen Cove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glen Cove is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Cove <4>
• Lindenhurst
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <4>
• Mineola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <4>
• Massapequa Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massapequa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapequa Park
  • Massapequa Park is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massapequa Park <4>
• Westbury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
  • Westbury is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbury <4>
• Babylon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
  • Babylon is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babylon <4>
• Great Neck
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Neck
  • Great Neck is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Great Neck <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 Rockville Centre. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rockville Centre.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rockville Centre. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Rockville Centre.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockville Centre ...

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

Adding Rockville Centre to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rockville Centre post office opened in 1849.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockville Centre.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rockville Centre: www.ci.rockville-centre.ny.us/

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

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