Glen Cove, New York
34 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Glen Cove City. It lies in ZIP code area 11542. The Survey maps it on the Sea Cliff quadrangle. 28,365 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 23 feet above sea level.
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Then and now
1897 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 87 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Glen Cove
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 6 records
Glen Cove Post Officelisted 2010
Justice Court Buildinglisted 1990
Sea Cliff Railroad Stationlisted 1988
Shell House, Thelisted 1988
US Post Office-Glen Covelisted 1989- Woolworth Estatelisted 1979
Population over time
2 figuresGlen Cove grew from 26,964 to 28,365 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26,964 | |
| 2020 | 28,365 | +1,401 (+5%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 34 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1897 USGS Oyster Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Oyster Bay quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Oyster Bay quadrangle1:62500, 15 printings
- 1947 USGS Sea Cliff quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Sea Cliff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Sea Cliff quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
265 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 265 fires within 5 miles of Glen Cove between 2000 and 2020, burning about 113 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 22 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 116 |
| Smoking | 51 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 22 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 21 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 4 September 2003 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 30 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 25 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Glen Cove: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L I Tungsten Corp/ Glen Cove, N.Y. | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Mccormack Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Port Washington Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Port Washington Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
23 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Glen Cove in 23 storm reports between 2002 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 3 hail, 2 flood. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | 2 hurt, $10,000 | Multiple trees fell at Morgan Memorial Park, including one onto a Gazebo, which injured one person under it, and a second on a car, injuring the occupant. |
| August 2005 | Tornado (F1) | Glen Cove | $135,000 | A weak and short-lived F1 tornado touched down around 945 pm EDT in Glen Cove. The tornado formed in a thunderstorm that formed on an outflow boundary produced by a line of thunderstorms over Long Island Sound. The tornado moved from northwest to southeast and was estimated to be on the ground for only a minute or two. However, it caused considerable damage to many of the large trees in the area. Many large trees in the neighborhood to the south of the Welwyn Preserve came down and did considerable damage to homes and property. Damage was reported as far southeast as North Shore University Hospital. There were no known injuries. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | $20,000 | A large tree was downed on three cars. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | $15,000 | Glen Cove reports numerous trees down across the area. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | $7,500 | Numerous tree limbs and power lines were reported down throughout the town of Glenn Cove. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | $7,500 | Several trees were reported down in Glenn Cove. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | $5,000 | Numerous trees were downed. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | $4,000 | Multiple power lines were reported down throughout Glen Cove. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | $2,000 | Trees were reported down on Philips Road, Saint Andrew Lane, and Elm Avenue just west of Glen Cove. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | $500 | A large tree limb was reported down at a home near the Nassau Country Club. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Glen Cove | - | Nassau County Emergency Management reports multiple vehicles stuck in flood waters with ongoing rescues in Glen Cove, Port Washington, and Locust Valley. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Glen Cove | - | Police reported that numerous roadways were flooded and impassable in Glen Cove. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Glen Cove | - | Route 107 was flooded in Glen Head with water flowing across the road and several vehicles disabled. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Glen Cove | - | Several roads in Glen Cove were impassable due to flooding including Duck Pond Road, Garvies Point Road, and Sea Cliff Avenue. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Glen Cove | - | Glen Cove High School was evacuated due to flooding. Several roads were closed in Bayville due to flooding. Some residents also had basement flooding.||Total rainfall amounts received ranged from 2.92 inches in Malverne to 5.31 inches in East Meadow. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Glen Cove | - | Heavy rain caused a mudslide and property damage between 119 Shore Rd. in Glen Cove and 11 Prospect Ave. in Sea Cliff.||Total rainfall amounts reported across Nassau County were between 4.66 inches in Levittown and 6.18 inches in Lynbrook. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | - | A wind gust of 58 MPH was estimated by a NWS employee. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | - | A 58 MPH wind gust was estimated by a trained spotter. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cove | - | A mesonet site in Glenn Cove measured a gust of 77 mph. |
| July 2009 | Hail | Glen Cove | - | Nickel size hail was reported by emergency management officials. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Glen Cove | - | Quarter size hail was reported. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Glen Cove | - | Thunderstorms produced rainfall rates between 1 and 2 inches per hour, which resulted in widespread flooding of streets and poor drainage areas. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Glen Cove | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Cove Landing | 1.1 miles | 34 | |
| Sea Cliff | 1.1 miles | 34 | |
| Glen Head | 1.9 miles | 35 | |
| Locust Valley | 2.2 miles | 34 | |
| Glenwood Landing | 2.2 miles | 34 | |
| Old Brookville | 2.6 miles | 35 | |
| South Glenwood Landing | 2.8 miles | 34 | |
| Lattingtown | 2.9 miles | 34 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Glen Cove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1006668 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 977339. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












