Lattingtown New York Map

About Lattingtown, New York

Lattingtown is a locality in Nassau County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,881. The population density is 193.8 people per km². Lattingtown is located at 40.8954°N, 73.6010°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lattingtown is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 11560.

Lattingtown occupies a singular geography defined by the persistent, quiet movement of Frost Creek as it snakes toward the tidal reaches of Oyster Bay. It lies 2.9 miles northeast of Glen Cove, NY (from Glen Cove, NY: bearing 37°T), and is situated 4.1 miles west-northwest of Oyster Bay. The air here holds a distinct, salt-brined weight, thickened by the moisture rising from Dosoris Pond and the proximity of the open coastline two miles distant. East Island acts as a silent sentinel on the horizon, its silhouette sharpening against the fading light of dusk, while the landscape itself remains marked by the slow, deliberate transition of seasonal colors across private estates and wooded glades. Though the Appalachian Mountains loom eighty-nine miles away as a faint, jagged memory of the interior, the local elevation remains modest, grounded in the immediate, terrestrial presence of the soil and the encroaching tide.

Lattingtown retains a character formed by its evolution from colonial-era land grants into a quiet enclave of expansive, secluded properties. The local economy and daily life are largely defined by this residential privacy, buffered by the protected expanses of the Oyster Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which ensures that the natural environment remains a primary neighbor. History here is quiet, preserved in the architecture of long-standing family holdings that favor discretion over industry. The rhythm of the days is dictated less by commerce and more by the shift of the tides and the migratory patterns of birds moving through the refuge, lending the locality a stillness that feels removed from the frantic density of the downstate urban core.

About This Lattingtown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lattingtown, New York. Coordinates: 40.895377, -73.60096. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Lattingtown includes the ZIP code (11560), telephone area code (516), county seat of Nassau County (Mineola), and school district assignment (Locust Valley Central School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.