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Welcome to South Farmingdale ...

South Farmingdale is located in Nassau County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for South Farmingdale: S. Farmingdale

South Farmingdale is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Farmingdale: 516 & 363<3>

Communities near South Farmingdale ...

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

  • Hempstead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Stream
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Long Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Cove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Lindenhurst
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockville Centre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Garden City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Mineola
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lynbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 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 South Farmingdale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Farmingdale.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Farmingdale ...

Looking for more information about South Farmingdale? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to South Farmingdale, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for South Farmingdale.

Adding South Farmingdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Farmingdale 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 South Farmingdale was in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Farmingdale.

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 South Farmingdale - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 516 code has been Overlayed with the 363 area code. New phone numbers in the South Farmingdale area will be assigned with one of these codes: 516 or 363. As a result, placing a call in the South Farmingdale area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.