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Welcome to Swedetown Village ...

Swedetown Village is located in Nassau County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Swedetown Village: Swedetown Vlg. (in Canada, 'Vlge.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Swedetown Village is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Swedetown Village: 516 & 363<3>

Communities near Swedetown Village ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Swedetown Village.

  • New Rochelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hempstead
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Stream
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Chester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Cove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lindenhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockville Centre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Swedetown Village ...

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Swedetown Village - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 516 code has been Overlayed with the 363 area code. New phone numbers in the Swedetown Village area will be assigned with one of these codes: 516 or 363. As a result, placing a call in the Swedetown Village area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.