Welcome to Farmingdale ...

The village of Farmingdale is located in Nassau County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Farmingdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1845.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Farmingdale has a population of 8,978 people<2> (see below for details).

Farmingdale is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Farmingdale lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Farmingdale ...

Official Website: www.farmingdalevillage.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Farmingdale had an population of 8,978 people. This is an increase of 9.63% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 6.89% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Farmingdale had a population of 8,189 people. This makes Farmingdale the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Farmingdale represents 0.04% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 297th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,189 people, the population of Farmingdale decreased 2.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 8,399 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Farmingdale.

Communities Also Named Farmingdale ...

While we believe that this Farmingdale is located in Nassau County, we know of another 2 New York communities named Farmingdale. Those communities are located in the following counties: Orange and Queens County.

Beyond New York, there are 11 communities that are also named Farmingdale - they are located in Illinois (2), Maine, New Jersey, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Farmingdale.

Communities near Farmingdale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Farmingdale.

• Hempstead
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <4>
• Freeport
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <4>
• Valley Stream
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Stream
  • Valley Stream is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Stream <4>
• Long Beach
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
  • Long Beach is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
• Glen Cove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
  • Glen Cove is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,005 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Cove <4>
• Rockville Centre
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Centre
  • Rockville Centre is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville Centre <4>
• Garden City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <4>
• Mineola
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <4>
• Lynbrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynbrook
  • Lynbrook is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynbrook <4>
• Floral Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Park
  • Floral Park is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floral Park <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Farmingdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Farmingdale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Farmingdale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Farmingdale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Farmingdale. Our list includes 7 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Farmingdale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Farmingdale ...

Looking for more information about Farmingdale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Farmingdale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Farmingdale.

Adding Farmingdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Farmingdale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Farmingdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Farmingdale post office opened in 1845.

We also found Farmingdale on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Farmingdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Farmingdale: www.farmingdalevillage.org/

The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/