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Welcome to Levittown ...

Levittown is located in Nassau County<1>.



Levittown was established in 1947.

Levittown is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Levittown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Levittown - they are located in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Levittown ...

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

  • New Rochelle
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Hempstead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Freeport
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Stream
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Beach
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Glen Cove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lindenhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rockville Centre
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Mineola
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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 Levittown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Levittown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Levittown. 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 Levittown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Levittown. See our Newspapers Page for Levittown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Levittown ...

Looking for more information about Levittown? 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 Levittown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Levittown.

Adding Levittown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Levittown 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 Levittown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Levittown post office opened in 1952.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Levittown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Levittown. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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

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 Nassau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Levittown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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