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East Massapequa, New York

East Massapequa is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Nassau County, part of New York's Long Island region, with about 20,000 residents at the 2020 census.

Whether you're moving in or you've been here for years, the checks that matter most are the school district, the assessment and STAR, and — outside the cities — the well, the septic, and the flood map.

Type
Hamlet (CDP)
County
Nassau
Region
Long Island
Population (2020)
19,854
Local notes Tax snapshot Statewide links Nearby places

Local Almanac

Notes in and around East Massapequa

Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.

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Nearby · History & Culture

Lindenhurst still carries the Breslau-to-railroad story

Lindenhurst carries a South Shore village identity built around older place names, railroad memory, and a preserved depot museum.

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Nearby · History & Culture

Massapequa Park Reads Like a Village Built Around Green Space

Massapequa Park gets its village identity from parks, recreation, and local-scale government close to the name on the map.

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Nearby · The Outdoors

Massapequa Preserve gives the South Shore a green corridor

Massapequa Preserve gives Nassau ponds, paths, and a public green corridor inside a busy South Shore landscape.

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Nearby · Rules & Licenses

Massapequa Park projects need the village building and zoning route

Massapequa Park owners should check village building and zoning before treating small exterior work as automatically simple.

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Nearby · History & Culture

Amityville Still Reads Like a Friendly Bay Village

Amityville's official self-portrait leans toward bayfront parks, a historic museum, downtown renewal, and its Friendly Bay Village identity.

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Nassau County · Cars & Driving

Long Beach Resident Parking Permits Need Proof Early

Long Beach residents should gather vehicle registration, residency proof, and fee information before trying to buy a city parking permit.

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Nassau County · History & Culture

Hempstead Village Still Carries Long Island's Early Civic Weight

Hempstead's village story runs from a 1643 settlement to early self-government, trading-center growth, and a very urban Nassau County feel.

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Nassau County · History & Culture

Great Neck Village Still Has an Old Middle Neck Road Center

Great Neck village's old center along Middle Neck Road explains why this small village still feels like a civic heart within a larger Great Neck.

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Nassau County · History & Culture

Floral Park Keeps Its Village Story Close to the Railroad and Flowers

Floral Park's local story is easy to miss until the village history ties the name, railroad-era growth, and civic identity together.

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Property tax snapshot

About $11–$32 per $1,000 in Nassau County

Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $3,163–$9,469 a year before the STAR break. A hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.

A planning estimate, not a bill. Your exact rate depends on your school district and any village. Confirm with the assessor.

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Nearby places

Massapequa Park

Village · Nassau County · 17,109

Amityville

Village · Suffolk County · 9,500

Massapequa

Hamlet (CDP) · Nassau County · 21,355

North Amityville

Hamlet (CDP) · Suffolk County · 18,643

Copiague

Hamlet (CDP) · Suffolk County · 23,429

North Massapequa

Hamlet (CDP) · Nassau County · 17,829

Tax rates: NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance (ORPTS), Real Property Tax Rates and Levy Data by Municipality, data.ny.gov dataset iq85-sdzs. (FY2025). Population: U.S. Census 2020. Reviewed June 2026. Source data ->

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