Williston Park, NY: Population, ZIP Codes & Nearby Cities

Looking for facts about Williston Park? It is an incorporated town-sized municipality in Nassau County, New York, with an estimated 7,253 people according to our dataset. It lies at 40.759°N, 73.647°W in Eastern time. The sections below cover its size, ZIP codes, neighbors and distances.

What are the key facts about Williston Park, NY?

What is the population of Williston Park, NY?

Williston Park has an estimated population of 7,253. That makes it the 231st largest of the 880 places we list in New York, and the 54th largest of 132 places in Nassau County. The typical place in New York has about 2,696 residents, so Williston Park is roughly 2.7 times the size of a typical neighbor in the state.

Estimates for places of this size carry wider margins of error than those for big cities, so treat the figure as a guide to scale. Our guide to understanding city population numbers explains why sources disagree.

Places in New York with a similar population include Baywood (7,275), Northport (7,273), Pleasantville (7,260), East Hills (7,233), Tappan (7,227). Comparing these pages is a quick way to see how Williston Park differs from communities of the same scale.

How dense is Williston Park?

Williston Park has about 11,580 people per square mile (4,471 per square kilometer), which we classify as an urban core. Within New York, it is denser than about 98% of the listed places. Streets at this level typically mix apartment buildings, mixed-use blocks and frequent transit, and many errands can be done on foot. Read how to interpret population density to see how we draw these lines.

What ZIP codes does Williston Park use?

Williston Park uses one ZIP code: 11596. A single code usually means a compact delivery area, but the same code may also serve addresses just outside the town line. Codes beginning with 1 are assigned to the Mid-Atlantic (Delaware, New York and Pennsylvania). Learn more in our guide to how ZIP codes work or check any code with the ZIP code lookup.

What time zone is Williston Park in?

Williston Park is in the Eastern time zone, which is UTC−5 from Coordinated Universal Time in standard time (IANA zone America/New_York). The area observes daylight saving time, so clocks move forward in March and back in November. The nearest listed place in a different time zone is La Porte, IN, about 681 miles away, which gives a sense of how far the nearest zone boundary may be. Current local time: see the Eastern time hub. For the rules behind these zones, read US time zones explained.

Where is Williston Park located in New York?

Williston Park lies in the southeastern part of New York, at 40.759° north latitude and 73.647° west longitude. The state capital, Albany, is about 132 miles to the north. The closest listed place in another state is Edgewater, NJ, roughly 18 miles to the west, which shows how near Williston Park is to a state line. For big-city services, the nearest place with more than 100,000 people is Queens, NY, 8 miles to the west.

Which cities are near Williston Park, NY?

The closest listed place to Williston Park is Albertson, NY, 0.9 miles to the north. Of the eight nearest places below, 8 are in the same county. Distances are straight-line (great-circle) miles measured between place centers; see how distance is calculated.

Which county is Williston Park in?

Williston Park is in Nassau County, which has the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) code 36059. The county contains 132 places in our data, 71 of which have their own page here and 61 smaller communities that appear only in county and state lists. Other places in the county include Levittown (51,634), Freeport (42,956), Hicksville (42,709), East Meadow (38,029), Valley Stream (37,431). Codes like this one help separate places that share a name; see the guide to counties and FIPS codes.

How far is Williston Park from major US cities?

Among six major hubs, Williston Park is closest to New York, NY at about 15 miles and farthest from Los Angeles, CA at about 2,471 miles in a straight line. Road distances are usually 10 to 30 percent longer. Try the distance calculator for any other pair.

Are there other places called Williston Park?

No. In our data, Williston Park in Nassau County, New York is the only place with this name, so the name alone is enough to identify it, though adding the state is still good practice in addresses and forms.

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Population and density come from a compiled dataset and are estimates. They may differ from official Census Bureau counts. Verify important figures at census.gov.