Neighborhood GuideNassau County

Rockville Centre

Nassau County

Where it is. Rockville Centre is a village on Nassau’s South Shore, in the Town of Hempstead, bordered by Lynbrook, Baldwin, Oceanside and Lakeview. The LIRR Babylon branch stops at Rockville Centre station, on an elevated line above Sunrise Highway.

Everyday life. Downtown, around the station on Sunrise Highway, Village Avenue and North Park Avenue, is busy with restaurants, bars and shops. Most of the village is a short walk or drive from it.

The homes. About six in ten homes are detached single-family houses, and about three in ten are in apartment and co-op buildings. About three in four homes are owner-occupied.

Standouts. St. Agnes Cathedral, the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, is in the village, and Molloy University’s campus is on Hempstead Avenue. Hempstead Lake State Park is just to the north.

Key Details

Trains
LIRRBabylon branch (Rockville Centre station)
Homes
Detached houses, apartments and co-ops
Schools
Rockville Centre UFSD · South Side High School
Main Streets
Sunrise Hwy · N Village Ave · N Park Ave
Parks
Hempstead Lake State Park · Mill River · Hickey Field
Nearby
Lynbrook · Baldwin · Oceanside · Lakeview

Commute by Transit

  • ~15 minJamaica Station
  • ~40 minPenn Station

By LIRR from near Rockville Centre station, typical weekday times

Why People Choose It

Walkable downtown with restaurants and barsQuick LIRR rideWell-regarded schools

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Around the Neighborhood

The blocks around the LIRR station and downtown; North Village; the South Side near Hickey Field.

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