About Oceanside
Set in the southeastern part of New York, Oceanside is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Oceanside is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.93 square miles.
📰 Oceanside News Today
- Oceanside High School (NY) Football MaxPreps · Aug 13
- Illegal Massages At Nassau County Spa, 1 Woman In ICE Custody: PD Patch · Aug 13
- Gail Milone Obituary (2026) - Oceanside, NY - Towers Funeral Home, Inc. - Oceanside Legacy obituary · Aug 14
- 78-year-old woman critically injured after being struck by alleged drunk driver in Oceanside, Nassau County ABC7 New York · Jun 19
- Oceanside Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Oceanside Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Oceanside
- Gyro Bar — greek
- Lia's Pizzeria — pizza
- Masago — asian
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Ben's Crabs — seafood
- By Good Coffee (café)
- Captain Mike's — seafood
- D'Coccos — pizza
- Fratelli's Pizza & Pasta — pizza
- Gigantes Pizzaria — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Oceanside
- Marine Nature Study Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Oceanside Landing Waterway Access Site reviews ★
- Baldwin Park reviews ★
- Detective Luis G. Alvarez Memorial Park reviews ★
- Oceanside Park reviews ★
- Schoolhouse Green reviews ★
- Wrights Field reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Oceanside
- CASTLETON ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL OF OCEANSIDE
- SCHOOL 2
- SCHOOL 3
- SCHOOL 4
- SCHOOL 5
- SCHOOL 6-KINDERGARTEN CENTER
- SCHOOL 7-OCEANSIDE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
- SCHOOL 8
- SCHOOL 9E-BOARDMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- SCHOOL 9M-OCEANSIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare
- Mount Sinai South Nassau ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER
Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area4.93 sq mi
Coordinates40.6330, -73.6377