West Bay Shore, New York
CDP
About West Bay Shore
West Bay Shore, NY is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern New York.
West Bay Shore holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 2.18 square miles.
📰 West Bay Shore News Today
- West Bay Shore Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Owen McKeown, 19, killed when his SUV hits pole, downing wires in Bay Shore Newsday · Jun 6
- How Drew Patrick Spa became a cornerstone of Bay Shore’s revival Greater Long Island · Apr 7
- West Bay Shore, NY Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Jul 21
- West Bay Shore, New York Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 15
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes West Bay Shore Unique
- The only place in America named West Bay Shore — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- 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.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Sagtikos Manor · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in West Bay Shore
- Isbrandtsen Marsh Tidal Wetlands Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Gardiner County Park reviews ★
- Gilbert Park reviews ★
- Sagtikos Manor reviews ★
- Walker Park reviews ★
- Walled Garden · Garden reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area2.18 sq mi
Coordinates40.7017, -73.2601