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This is a list of cities, towns, villages, and hamlets on Long Island.

Introduction

Map of Long Island showing county and municipal boundaries.
Further information: Administrative divisions of New York (state)

In New York State, each county is divided into cities and towns. Every point in New York is inside either a city or a town. Additionally, towns may optionally contain villages, which are smaller incorporated municipalities within the town. Villages may overlap multiple towns. Well-known unincorporated places within towns are referred to as hamlets.

A town or city is the major subdivision of each county. Towns provide or arrange for most municipal services for residents of hamlets and selected services for residents of villages. All residents of New York who do not live in a city or on an Indian reservation live in a town.

A village is an incorporated area which is usually, but not always, within a single town. A village is a clearly defined municipality that provides the services closest to the residents, such as garbage collection, street and highway maintenance, street lighting and building codes. Some villages provide their own police and other optional services. A hamlet is a populated area within a town that is not part of a village. The term "hamlet" is not defined under New York law (unlike cities, towns and villages), but is often used in the state's statutes to refer to well-known populated sections of towns that are not incorporated as villages.

Brooklyn and Queens

Main article: List of former municipalities in New York City

Brooklyn and Queens are part of the City of New York.

Nassau County

Main article: Nassau County, New York Further information: List of places in Nassau County, New York

City of Glen Cove

Main article: Glen Cove, New York

City of Long Beach

Main article: Long Beach, New York

Town of Hempstead

Main article: Hempstead (town), New York

The Town of Hempstead contains 22 villages and 37 hamlets:

Town of North Hempstead

Main article: North Hempstead, New York

The Town of North Hempstead contains 30 villages and 17 hamlets:.

  • Villages located partly in the Town of Hempstead: Floral Park, Garden City (almost all in Hempstead), Mineola (almost all in North Hempstead), New Hyde Park

Town of Oyster Bay

Main article: Oyster Bay (town), New York

The Town of Oyster Bay contains 18 villages and 18 hamlets:

The U.S. Postal Service has organized these 36 places into 20 different post offices with a total of 30 different 5-digit ZIP codes. Some post offices have the same name as a hamlet or village, but the boundaries are seldom the same.

Suffolk County

Main article: Suffolk County, New York

Town of Babylon

Main article: Babylon (town), New York

Town of Huntington

Main article: Huntington, New York

Town of Islip

Main article: Islip (town), New York

Town of Smithtown

Main article: Smithtown, New York

Town of Brookhaven

Main article: Brookhaven, New York

Town of Southampton

Main article: Southampton (town), New York

Town of Riverhead

Main article: Riverhead (town), New York

Town of East Hampton

Main article: East Hampton (town), New York

Town of Shelter Island

Main article: Shelter Island (town), New York

Town of Southold

Main article: Southold (town), New York

Fire Island

Fire Island National Seashore Map

Fire Island is not a separate town, but its villages are listed here due to its geographical isolation.

See also

References

  1. "Nassau County ZIP codes". Archived from the original on 2011-11-23.
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