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Welcome to West Amityville ...

West Amityville is located in Nassau County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Amityville: W. Amityville

West Amityville is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Amityville: 516 & 363<3>

Communities near West Amityville ...

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

  • Hempstead
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Freeport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Valley Stream
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Long Beach
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Glen Cove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lindenhurst
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rockville Centre
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Garden City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Mineola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 West Amityville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Amityville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Amityville ...

Looking for more information about West Amityville? 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 West Amityville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Amityville.

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 West Amityville - 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 West Amityville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 516 or 363. As a result, placing a call in the West Amityville 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.