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Welcome to Melville ...

Melville is located in Suffolk County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Melville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1852.

Melville is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Melville: 11747<3>

Communities Also Named Melville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Melville - they are located in Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (3), Ontario (2), Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, Saskatchewan, Tennessee, Vermont and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Melville ...

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

  • Stamford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <4>
  • Greenwich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
  • Hempstead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Stream
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Beach
    (19 miles [30.6 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>
  • Port Chester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Cove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Lindenhurst
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockville Centre
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melville ...

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

Adding Melville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Melville post office opened in 1852.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melville.

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

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Melville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Melville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Melville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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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