Oyster Bay Cove is an incorporated village located in Nassau County, Long Island, New York. It is in the northern part of the Town of Oyster Bay. The neighborhood has a total area of 4.3 square miles of which, 4.2 square miles of it is land and 0.1 square miles of it is water. Oyster Bay Cove is between Oyster Bay and the Cove Neck peninsula. It is bordered on the east by Suffolk, the Town of North Hempstead on the northwest, and the Town of Hempstead on the southwest.
A sign on East Main Street welcomes visitors and residents to Oyster Bay Cove, an incorporated village in Nassau County, on the North Shore.
A sign welcomes visitors and residents to Oyster Bay Cove, an incorporated village in Nassau County.
A typical tree lined street in Oyster Bay Cove on a brisk winter day.
The corner of East Main Street and Steamboat Landing Road.
As of the 2010 census, there were 2,197 people, 725 households, and 633 families residing in the area. The median income for a household in the village was $246,875. Males had a median income of over $100,000 and $80,750 for females. Oyster Bay Cove ZIP Codes are 11771 and 11791. Area Code is 516. The latitude of Oyster Bay Cove is 40.870N. The longitude is -73.511W. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 59 feet.
The dead end at Steamboat Landing Road.
Breathtaking views out towards Oyster Bay Harbor.
Breathtaking views out towards Oyster Bay Harbor.
Looking out into the Cove, just west of Weeks Point on Oyster Bay Harbor.
In 2003, there were no violent crimes recorded by the FBI in Oyster Bay Cove. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 0 per 1,000 people. Compared to the rest of the country, Oyster Bay Cove’s cost of living is 76.21% slightly higher than the United States average. There local public schools spend a total of $11,477 per student. The average school expenditure in the United States is $6,058. There are about 14 students per teacher, 560 students per librarian, and 463 children per counselor in Oyster Bay Cove. Most of the housing units in Oyster Bay Cove are occupied by their owners, not by renters. There are only 2.26% of houses and apartments are still unoccupied. Oyster Bay Cove became an incorporated village on December 29, 1931.
A typical tree lined street in Oyster Bay Cove on a brisk winter day.
Theodore Roosevelt Bird Sanctuary and Trailside Museum, the location of Theodore Roosevelt’s Grave.
The Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Audubon Center, located in Oyster Bay, established in 1923 as the first Audubon Songbird Sanctuary in the nation. The Audubon Center offers nature and conservation-themed programs during public school vacations.
Youngs Home Historical Marker. George Washington rested here on April 23 to 24th 1790 while on his tour of Long Island.
The racial-makeup of Oyster Bay Cove comprises of 90.23% White, 1.77% African American, 0.09% Native American, 5.97% Asian, 0.97% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Most of its resident’s ancestries were Italian, Irish, German, Russian, Polish, English, Greek, Scottish, and Asian Indian. The local government is composed of Board of Trustees, consisting of a Mayor and four Trustees, who serve without compensation and encourage every resident to participate in the governing of their own affairs while maintaining a predominantly open country and residential character of the neighborhood.
The Landing Road boat launch site at the end of the road.
The Cove, a circular section of Oyster Bay Harbor.
Residents park their canoes at Landing Road. Boats must have a town sticker to be stored here.
The Oyster Bay-East Norwich Library on Main Street in Oyster Bay, about a mile west of Oyster Bay Cove.
Oyster Bay Cove is served by the Oyster Bay-East Norwich School District No.6, the Cold Spring Harbor School District No.2, and the Syosset School District No.11 which are in part, within the boundaries of the village. The neighborhood provides certain revenues to the Oyster Bay–East Norwich School District by obtaining state aid for the summer youth recreation program.
