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Nassau County.

Nassau County has 284.5 square miles of land in New York. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Nassau County: Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland, Barrier Islands/Coastal Marshes, Cape Cod/Long Island.

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Natural-color aerial photograph of land around Nassau County, New York
THE LAND FROM ABOVE

A closer look at Nassau County, New York · USDA NAIP aerial photography

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Land around Nassau County, New York from above

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THE SETTINGLong Island Sound Coastal Lowland
COMMUNITIES IN THE ATLAS136 listed localities
YOUR STARTING POINTOpen Nassau County on the map

THE NASSAU COUNTY LAND BRIEF

Land in the
Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland setting.

Nassau County has 284.5 square miles of land in New York. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Nassau County: Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland, Barrier Islands/Coastal Marshes, Cape Cod/Long Island.

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 ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint

Where the landscape changes

Nassau County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:

  1. Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland78.5%
  2. Barrier Islands/Coastal Marshes15.8%
  3. Cape Cod/Long Island5.7%
Percent of the county footprint covered by the regional layer, which covers approximately 88.8% of its cartographic area. Regional units do not define individual parcels.

Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens in Nassau County

Sandy coastal landscapes combine beaches, dunes, bays and marshes with oak-pine woodland. These pine-barrens settings form a transition between warmer southern coasts and rockier shores farther north.

Read the regional source ↗

Finding your parcel within Nassau County

The atlas lists 136 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Nassau County, including Hempstead, Oyster Bay, North Hempstead. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.

Nassau County

Nassau County by land and water

The Census records 168.8 square miles of water within Nassau County, or 37.2% of its total area. That share is close to Nassau County’s 37.2%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.

For scale, Nassau County has 49.8 times the land area of nearby Uniondale CDP (5.71 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

The Census boundary meets Bronx County, Queens County, Suffolk County, Westchester County within New York. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

FROM LOCAL CONTEXT TO YOUR PARCEL

Three questions for
Nassau County land.

These starting questions follow this location’s jurisdiction, regional setting, and nearby geography. The answers come from the property itself.

01

Locate the parcel within Nassau County

Use a tax bill, deed, or assessor’s parcel number to pin down the land in Nassau County. The county includes 136 listed community geographies; a nearby community name does not prove the parcel is inside its limits.

02

Read the Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland setting

Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland belongs to Northeastern Coastal Zone. Is the parcel on a low hill, glacial basin edge or coastal plain, and which survey and access documents are available? The wider county also reaches Atlantic Coastal Pine Barrens; use the parcel’s location to choose the relevant setting.

03

Check the route, beyond Uniondale

Uniondale is 0.9 miles south of the Nassau County reference point. That geographic proximity does not establish a drivable route or legal access. Which road reaches your land, and is the right to use it recorded?

OPEN THE RIGHT MAP. FIND THE RIGHT RECORD.

Nassau County resources,
ready to explore.

The topographic link opens at this location’s reference point. Government links identify the actual named jurisdiction in the Census directory.

MAP CENTERED ON NASSAU COUNTY

USGS National Map

Begin at 40.7296° N, 73.5894° W. Locate your parcel and inspect the available terrain and geographic layers.

Explore Nassau County ↗CENSUS-LISTED GOVERNMENT WEBSITE

County Of Nassau

Use this county government’s site to identify the relevant office and its current instructions. Confirm that it administers the record or land-use question for your parcel.

Open County Of Nassau ↗THIS GEOGRAPHY’S CENSUS PROFILE

Nassau County data

View Census information selected by this county’s geographic identifier. Available statistics depend on the geography and survey.

View the geography profile ↗THE REGIONAL MAP SOURCE

Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland

Explore the agency mapping behind the Northeastern Coastal Zone context in this guide. Use the detailed map to identify the unit at your actual property.

View regional mapping ↗
Additional New York landowner resources

DEC Environmental Resource Mapper

Interactive DEC mapping of environmental features and natural resources.

DEC freshwater wetlands program

Current agency guidance, mapping information, and wetlands contacts.

FEMA flood mapsUSDA Web Soil SurveyWetlands mapper

PLACES, DISTANCES & CONNECTIONS

The communities of Nassau County.

Uniondale lies about 0.9 miles south of Nassau County by reference-point distance. The diagram locates nearby community reference points within the county geography.

WITHIN THE COUNTY GEOGRAPHY

Nassau County in context

NSEWUniondale · 0.9 miles1East Meadow · 1.7 miles2Carle Place · 1.8 miles3Salisbury · 1.9 miles4Westbury · 2.1 miles5Hempstead · 2.3 miles6OUTER RING: 2.3 MILES
  1. 1
    Uniondale0.9 mi · census-designated place
  2. 2
    East Meadow1.7 mi · census-designated place
  3. 3
    Carle Place1.8 mi · census-designated place
  4. 4
    Salisbury1.9 mi · census-designated place
  5. 5
    Westbury2.1 mi · village
  6. 6
    Hempstead2.3 mi · village
Positions are calculated from Census reference points. Crowded labels use a leader line to their exact dot. Straight-line distances within New York; no roads, travel times, or service boundaries are implied.
Albertsoncensus-designated place
Atlantic Beachvillage
Baldwincensus-designated place
Barnum Islandcensus-designated place
Baxter Estatesvillage
Bay Parkcensus-designated place
Bayvillevillage
Bellerosevillage
Bellerose Terracecensus-designated place
Bellmorecensus-designated place
Bethpagecensus-designated place
Brookvillevillage
Carle Placecensus-designated place
Cedarhurstvillage
Centre Islandvillage
Cove Neckvillage
East Atlantic Beachcensus-designated place
East Hillsvillage
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QUESTIONS GROUNDED IN THIS PLACE

Your Nassau County
land questions.

Have a tax bill, an inherited deed, or simply a map pin? Start with what you have.

What should I send for land in Nassau County?+

Send the parcel number or legal description, approximate acreage, and a map pin showing the property in Nassau County. Nassau County’s 284.5 square miles of land include many different property situations; the exact parcel is what we review.

Does Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland describe all of Nassau County?+

The county’s mapped footprint intersects 3 regional units; Long Island Sound Coastal Lowland is the largest mapped share. County-scale information cannot establish the soil, slope, drainage, or development potential of one tract.

Can I use Uniondale as a reference for my land?+

It can help explain the location: its Census point is about 0.9 miles south of Nassau County’s. That distance is not a driving route, utility connection, or comparable-sale adjustment. Share the actual access road and parcel records so we can review your property on its own facts.

Can I request an offer without being near Nassau County?+

Yes. Begin online with the property location and ownership details. Tell Larry G and the team what you know about the land, access, and any co-owners. We review the parcel before deciding whether to propose a purchase; if a sale moves forward, the closing company can explain remote signing arrangements.

Sources for this guide. 2025 U.S. Census geography supplies local names, area measurements, reference points, and map boundaries. Regional context uses EPA Level IV ecoregions mapping. Government links come from the Census 2026 Government Units Listing and are not individually certified by USA Land Offers. Read the mapping methods, coverage, and source details →

This guide describes a service area, not a local office. Maps and regional facts do not establish an individual parcel’s boundaries, permitted use, risk, or value.

GREAT LAND. GOOD PEOPLE.

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