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Welcome to West Bay Shore ...

West Bay Shore is located in Suffolk County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Bay Shore: W. Bay Shr.

West Bay Shore is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: West Bay Shore lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for West Bay Shore: 631 & 934<3>

Communities near West Bay Shore ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Bay Shore.

  • Hempstead
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Freeport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lindenhurst
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rockville Centre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Garden City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Mineola
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Massapequa Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Westbury
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Patchogue
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lake Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bay Shore ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Bay Shore - 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 631 code has been Overlayed with the 934 area code. New phone numbers in the West Bay Shore area will be assigned with one of these codes: 631 or 934. As a result, placing a call in the West Bay Shore 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.