Roosevelt, New York

Roosevelt, New York
Hamlet and census-designated place
The Roosevelt Post Office on May 31, 2022.
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
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Coordinates: 40°40′45″N 73°35′8″W / 40.67917°N 73.58556°W / 40.67917; -73.58556
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau County, New York
Town	Hempstead
Named for	Theodore Roosevelt
Area [1]
• Total	1.78 sq mi (4.61 km2)
• Land	1.77 sq mi (4.58 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)
Elevation	39 ft (12 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	18,066
• Density	10,206.78/sq mi (3,940.24/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	11575
Area code	516
FIPS code	36-63506
GNIS feature ID	0962860

Roosevelt (historically known as Greenwich and Rum Point) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 18,066 at the 2020 census.^[2]