THE PORT WASHINGTON LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland setting.
Port Washington CDP has 4.2 square miles of land in Nassau County. Its Census reference point is in Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland, within Northeastern Coastal Zone.
Irregular plains and low hills form a coastal transition with glacial lakes and oak-pine woodland. This northeastern landscape is gentler than the mountainous country farther inland.
Regional context: Northeastern Coastal Zone ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Port Washington and Nassau County
Port Washington is associated with Nassau County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Port Washington by land and water
The Census records 1.45 square miles of water within Port Washington, or 25.7% of its total area. It is 11.5 percentage points lower than the 37.2% recorded for Nassau County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Port Washington CDP has 23.1 times the land area of nearby Baxter Estates village (0.18 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

