About Selden
Selden, NY is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern New York.
Officially, Selden is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 4.55 square miles.
📰 Selden News Today
- Long Island tiny home, just 446 square feet and no bedroom, lists for almost $330,000 cbsnews.com · Mar 11
- Man Found Stabbed In Parking Lot Of Strip Mall In Selden: Police Patch · Jul 9
- Tiny New York Home With No Bedrooms Hits the Market for a Bargain Price Realtor.com · Mar 11
- Edward A. Russo Obituary (2026) - Selden, NY - Giove Funeral Home - Selden Legacy obituary · Jul 17
- Selden Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Selden 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Selden
- Great Wall
- Selden Grill
- kabobshak
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Selden
- Covair Lane Park reviews ★
- Gary Adler Park reviews ★
- Hawkins-Ruland Park reviews ★
- Iroquois Ave Park reviews ★
- Magnolia Park reviews ★
- Middle Country Park reviews ★
- Rose Caracappa Memorial Park reviews ★
- Selden Dog Park reviews ★
- Veterans Ballfield Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Selden
- BICYCLE PATH KINDERGARTEN-PRE K CENTER
- HAWKINS PATH SCHOOL
- NEW LANE MEMORIAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- NEWFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
- STAGECOACH SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area4.55 sq mi
Coordinates40.8714, -73.0466