Welcome to Amityville ...
The coastal village of Amityville is located in Suffolk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Amityville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1850.
When the people of Amityville refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use terms like Amityvillian or Amityvillan.<2>
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Amityville has a population of 9,399 people<3> (see below for details).
Amityville is near sea level<4>.
Time Zone: Amityville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Amityville ...
Official Website: www.amityville.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Amityville had an population of 9,399 people. This is a decrease of 1.3% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 0.44% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Amityville had a population of 9,523 people. This makes Amityville the county's 14th most populous community.
The population of Amityville represents 0.05% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 254th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 9,523 people, the population of Amityville has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,441 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Amityville.
Communities Also Named Amityville ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Amityville - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Amityville.
Communities near Amityville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Amityville.
- Hempstead
(10 miles [16.1 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 <5>
- Freeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- 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 <5>
- Valley Stream
(15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
- Long Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Glen Cove
(16 miles [25.7 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 <5>
- Rockville Centre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- 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 <5>
- Garden City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
- Mineola
(12 miles [19.3 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 <5>
- Lynbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- 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 <5>
- Floral Park
(15 miles [24.1 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 <5>
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 Amityville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Amityville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Amityville. 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 Amityville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Amityville. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Amityville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amityville ...
Looking for more information about Amityville? 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 Amityville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Amityville.
Adding Amityville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Amityville 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 Amityville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Amityville post office opened in 1850.
We also found Amityville in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Amityville.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Amityville: www.amityville.com/
The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Amityville refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a village's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Amityville may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Amityville. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Amityville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |