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Sea Cliff, New York
Incorporated Village of Sea Cliff
The Sea Cliff Village Hall, Library, and Museum Complex in 2015
The Sea Cliff Village Hall, Library, and Museum Complex in 2015
Motto(s): 
1 Square Mile, 16 Parks
Location of Sea Cliff in Nassau County, New York (right) and of Nassau County in New York state (left)
Location of Sea Cliff in Nassau County, New York (right) and of Nassau County in New York state (left)
Sea Cliff, New York is located in Long Island
Sea Cliff, New York
Sea Cliff, New York
Location in Long Island
Sea Cliff, New York is located in New York
Sea Cliff, New York
Sea Cliff, New York
Location in New York
Sea Cliff, New York is located in the United States
Sea Cliff, New York
Sea Cliff, New York
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  New York
County  Nassau County, New York
Town Oyster Bay
Incorporated 1883
Area
 • Total 1.96 sq mi (5.08 km2)
 • Land 1.11 sq mi (2.89 km2)
 • Water 0.85 sq mi (2.19 km2)
Elevation
187 ft (57 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 5,062
 • Density 4,539.91/sq mi (1,753.13/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
11579
Area code(s) 516
FIPS code 36-66047
GNIS feature ID 0964716

Sea Cliff is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the village population was 4,995. It is considered part of the greater Glen Cove area, which is anchored by the City of Glen Cove.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), of which 1.1 square miles (2.8 km2) is land and 0.9 square miles (2.3 km2) (44.67%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1880 554
1900 1,558
1910 1,694 8.7%
1920 2,108 24.4%
1930 3,456 63.9%
1940 0 −100.0%
1950 4,868
1960 5,669 16.5%
1970 5,890 3.9%
1980 5,364 −8.9%
1990 5,054 −5.8%
2000 5,066 0.2%
2010 4,995 −1.4%
2020 5,062 1.3%
U.S. Decennial Census

2010 census

As of the 2010 census the population was 92.8% White, 88% Non-Hispanic white, 2.4% African American, 0.1% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.95% from other races, and 1.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.8% of the population.

Education

The village is part of the North Shore School District.

Landmarks

Several buildings in Sea Cliff, mostly Victorian houses, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Many of them were built as summer homes as part of Sea Cliff's late nineteenth century role as a resort town, and they have been collectively called "one of the best collections of late Victorian era architecture in Nassau County."

Properties in Sea Cliff listed on the National Register of Historic Places include:

  • Central Hall
  • Christ Building
  • Crowell House
  • House at 9 Locust Place
  • House at 18 Seventeenth Avenue
  • House at 19 Locust Place
  • House at 58 Eighteenth Avenue
  • House at 65 Twentieth Avenue
  • House at 103 Roslyn Avenue
  • House at 112 Sea Cliff Avenue
  • House at 115 Central Avenue
  • House at 137 Prospect Avenue
  • House at 173 Sixteenth Avenue
  • House at 176 Prospect Avenue
  • House at 195 Prospect Avenue
  • House at 199 Prospect Avenue
  • House at 207 Carpenter Avenue
  • House at 240 Sea Cliff Avenue
  • House at 285 Sea Cliff Avenue
  • House at 332 Franklin Avenue
  • House at 362 Sea Cliff Avenue
  • House at 378 Glen Avenue
  • Sea Cliff Firehouse
  • Sea Cliff Village Hall, Library, and Museum Complex
  • St. Luke's Protestant Episcopal Church
  • Stephen Harding House
Visit beautiful Sea Cliff, WPA poster, ca. 1939
WPA Poster advertising Sea Cliff (c. 1939)

Notable people

  • LaMarcus Adna Thompson – Inventor and businessman
  • Alfred Lansing – Author of Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
  • Robert Olen Butler – Writer
  • Dan Fagin – Writer
  • Natalie Portman – Actress
  • Kate McKinnon – Comedian
  • John Rzeznik – Frontman of the rock band Goo Goo Dolls
  • Michael McKean – actor, comedian, screenwriter, and musician
  • Arnold Levin – Cartoonist
  • Robert Ehrlich – Businessman
  • Rose Elizabeth Bird – First female Chief Justice of California
  • Amanda Sobhy – Professional squash player
  • Nini Camps – Lead singer of rock band Antigone Rising
  • Mac Ayres – Singer, songwriter
  • Kristen Henderson – Drummer of rock band Antigone Rising
  • Linda Yaccarino - X Corp. and Twitter CEO

See also

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