Long Beach, New York
Long Beach, New York | |
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Aerial photograph of Long Beach, NY and environs from west-by-southwest | |
| Nickname: The City by the Sea | |
| Motto(s): Civitas ad mare (City by the Sea) | |
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 40°35′17″N 73°41′17″W / 40.58806°N 73.68806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Settled | 1623 |
| Incorporated Village | 1913 |
| City of Long Beach | 1922 |
| Founded by | William H. Reynolds |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • City Manager | Daniel Creighton |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.90 sq mi (10.09 km2) |
| • Land | 2.22 sq mi (5.74 km2) |
| • Water | 1.68 sq mi (4.34 km2) |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 35,029 |
| • Density | 15,793.06/sq mi (6,098.69/km2) |
| 34th densest in US | |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 11561 |
| Area codes | 516, 363 |
| FIPS code | 36-43335 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0955835 |
| Website | www |
Long Beach is an oceanfront city in Nassau County, New York, United States. It takes up a central section of the Long Beach Barrier Island, which is the westernmost of the outer barrier islands off Long Island's South Shore. As of the 2020 Census, the city's population was 35,029.
The City of Long Beach was incorporated in 1922, and is nicknamed "The City by the Sea" (the Latin form, Civitas ad mare, is the city's motto). The Long Beach Barrier Island is surrounded by Reynolds Channel to the north, east and west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.
In 2022, Long Beach was named one of the best East Coast towns for a summer getaway by Time Out magazine.