The Carle Place is a hamlet, nestled between Westbury and Mineola, Old Westbury and Garden City, in Nassau County, New York. Carle Place is governed by the Town of North Hempstead and receives its services from the Nassau County. The residents pay County, Town and School taxes, the taxes being based on the assessed valuation of real estate of the area. The entire educational system of Carle Place is laid out on one campus area of approximately 1 square mile consisting of Cherry Lane School, Rushmore Avenue School and the Carle Place Middle School/High School.