Welcome to Massapequa Park ...

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

The location of Massapequa Park has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Massapequa Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1934.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Massapequa Park has a population of 17,142 people<3> (see below for details).

Massapequa Park is near sea level<4>.

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

Websites for Massapequa Park ...

Official Website: www.ci.massapequa-park.ny.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Massapequa Park had an population of 17,142 people. This is an increase of 0.79% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Massapequa Park had a population of 17,008 people. This makes Massapequa Park the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Massapequa Park represents 0.09% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 145th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,008 people, the population of Massapequa Park decreased 2.81% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 17,499 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Massapequa Park.

Communities near Massapequa Park ...

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

• 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 <5>
• Freeport
  (7 miles [11.3 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
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (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.<2> 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (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 <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 Massapequa Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Massapequa Park.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Massapequa Park. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Massapequa Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Massapequa Park ...

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

Adding Massapequa Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Massapequa Park post office opened in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Massapequa Park.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Massapequa Park: www.ci.massapequa-park.ny.us/

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

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