Welcome to Williston Park ...

The village of Williston Park is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Williston Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1958.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, Williston Park has a population of 7,258 people<2> (see below for details).

Williston Park is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Williston Park: 516 & 363<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Williston Park had an population of 7,258 people. This is a decrease of 0.4% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Williston Park had a population of 7,287 people. This makes Williston Park the county's 21st most populous community.

The population of Williston Park represents 0.04% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 331st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,287 people, the population of Williston Park has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,261 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Williston Park.

Communities near Williston Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Williston Park.

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
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New York
- From Williston Park to New York
Bronx
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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- 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 <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bronx
- From Williston Park to Bronx
Yonkers
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Yonkers is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200,040 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yonkers <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Yonkers
- From Williston Park to Yonkers
New Rochelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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- New Rochelle is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80,973 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Rochelle <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to New Rochelle
- From Williston Park to New Rochelle
Union City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
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- Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Union City
- From Williston Park to Union City
Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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- Mount Vernon is located in Westchester County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,775 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mount Vernon
- From Williston Park to Mount Vernon
Greenwich
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
West New York
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
Freeport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
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- Freeport is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Freeport
- From Williston Park to Freeport
Valley Stream
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Valley Stream
- From Williston Park to Valley Stream

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Williston Park ...

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

Adding Williston Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Williston Park 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 Williston Park was on a map titled Road Map for New York (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Williston Park in the book titled .<7> X3X - From that list, the Williston Park post office opened in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Williston Park.

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>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Williston Park.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Williston Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>	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 Williston Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 516 or 363. As a result, placing a call in the Williston Park area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/