Welcome to Valley Stream ...

The village of Valley Stream is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Stream, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Valley Stream has a population of 37,441 people<2> (see below for details).

Valley Stream is near sea level<3>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Valley Stream had an population of 37,441 people. This is a decrease of 0.19% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Valley Stream had a population of 37,511 people. This makes Valley Stream the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Valley Stream represents 0.19% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 51st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 37,511 people, the population of Valley Stream increased 3.14% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 36,368 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Valley Stream.

Communities Also Named Valley Stream ...

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

Beyond New York, there are 4 communities that are also named Valley Stream - they are located in Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Valley Stream.

Communities near Valley Stream ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Valley Stream.

• 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
• New Rochelle
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 northwest)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • 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>
• 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>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Valley Stream. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Valley Stream.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Stream ...

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

Adding Valley Stream to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Valley Stream post office opened in 1870.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley Stream.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Valley Stream. 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/