Welcome to Lindenhurst ...

The coastal village of Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lindenhurst, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lindenhurst has a population of 26,828 people<2> (see below for details).

Lindenhurst is near sea level<3>.

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

Websites for Lindenhurst ...

Official Website: www.villageoflindenhurst.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lindenhurst had an population of 26,828 people. This is a decrease of 1.56% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.56% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lindenhurst had a population of 27,253 people. This makes Lindenhurst the county's 8th most populous community.

The population of Lindenhurst represents 0.14% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 93rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 27,253 people, the population of Lindenhurst decreased 2.03% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 27,819 people).

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

Communities Also Named Lindenhurst ...

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

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

Communities near Lindenhurst ...

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

• Hempstead
  (12 miles [19.3 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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 <4>
• Valley Stream
  (17 miles [27.4 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
  (16 miles [25.7 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
  (18 miles [29 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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 <4>
• Garden City
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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 <4>
• Floral Park
  (17 miles [27.4 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 Lindenhurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lindenhurst.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lindenhurst. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Lindenhurst.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lindenhurst ...

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

Adding Lindenhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lindenhurst 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 Lindenhurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Lindenhurst post office opened in 1891.

We also found Lindenhurst in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lindenhurst.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lindenhurst: www.villageoflindenhurst.com/

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

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