East Rockaway, New York

East Rockaway, New York
Incorporated Village of East Rockaway
East Rockaway Village Hall on April 25, 2009.
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°38′37″N 73°40′1″W / 40.64361°N 73.66694°W / 40.64361; -73.66694
Country United States
State New York
County Nassau County, New York
TownHempstead
Incorporated1900
Government
  MayorGordon J. Fox
Area
  Total
1.03 sq mi (2.67 km2)
  Land1.02 sq mi (2.64 km2)
  Water0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
10,159
  Density9,979.37/sq mi (3,852.97/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
11518
Area code516
FIPS code36-22876
GNIS feature ID0949233
Websitewww.villageofeastrockaway.org

East Rockaway is a village in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 9,818 at the 2010 census.

The Incorporated Village of East Rockaway is at the edge of Rockaway Peninsula Proper in the town of Hempstead, adjacent to Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett, Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, and Oceanside. It is the final neighborhood before the beginning of Five Towns, although some have come to include wealthier sections of East Rockaway as a part of Five Towns. East Rockaway is an inner suburb, only 24 km (15 mi) from downtown Manhattan. The primary ethnicities are Italian and Irish. The Waverly Park neighborhood, near the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Center Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre | Synagogue | 295 Main Street, East Rockaway, NY, USA and along the border with Hewlett, has a sizable Jewish community.