Plainview, New York

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Plainview, New York
Hamlet and census-designated place
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°46′48″N 73°28′46″W / 40.78000°N 73.47944°W / 40.78000; -73.47944
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau
Area [1]
• Total	5.74 sq mi (14.85 km2)
• Land	5.72 sq mi (14.83 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	151 ft (46 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	27,100
• Density	4,734.45/sq mi (1,827.98/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	11803
Area code	516
FIPS code	36-58442
GNIS feature ID	0960664

Plainview is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located near the North Shore of Long Island in the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population of the CDP as of 2020^[update] was 27,100.^[2] The Plainview post office has the ZIP code 11803.^[3]

Plainview and its neighboring hamlet, Old Bethpage, share a school system, library, fire department, and water district. Law enforcement for the communities is provided by the Nassau County Police Department's Second and eighth Precincts.