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Town of Oyster Bay, New York

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The Town of Oyster Bay is located in Nassau County.

Oyster Bay is 50 feet [15.24 m] above sea level.<1>

Time Zone: Oyster Bay lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Oyster Bay, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Oyster Bay had a population of 293,925 people<2> (or 22% of the total population of Nassau County). The population of Oyster Bay represented 1.55% of the total of New York, making it the state's 5th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Oyster Bay had a population of 301,474 people. This is an increase of 2.57% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Oyster Bay.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
2008301,474+2.57% 
2007301,659+2.63% 
2006301,682+2.64%-0.17% since 2005
2005302,185+2.81% 
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2000293,925The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<3>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Greenwich (CT)   N18 mi [28.97 km]61,9371.37% increase
 Babylon   SE12 mi [19.31 km]219,7613.76% increase
 Hempstead   SW10 mi [16.09 km]761,1010.68% increase
 Hempstead   SW8 mi [12.87 km]53,9154.67% decrease
 Huntington   NE9 mi [14.48 km]201,5943.23% increase
 Islip   E17 mi [27.36 km]336,2924.24% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Oyster Bay.




Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Oyster Bay. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Town of Oyster Bay:

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Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Oyster Bay? Please visit the Map Page for Oyster Bay.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oyster Bay - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Oyster Bay.

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<3>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Oyster Bay and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<4>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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