Why is East Massapequa in Amityville School District? (Levittown, Massapequa Park: neighborhood, incomes)
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And, as I said, I worked for the post office for a short time in the Massapequa 11758 zip code. That zip code ends at the Nassau County line.
According to the Nassau County Planning Commission map of Postal ZIP Codes, the "Massapequa, NY 11758" ZIP Code goes no farther east than Carmans Road ...
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Originally Posted by Redd Jedd
No house in Nassau County has a 11701 zip code.
... and, the area bounded by Carmans Road on the west and the Town of Oyster Bay/Town of Babylon town line and the Nassau County/Suffolk County county line on the east, south of the Southern State Parkway, is in the "Amityville, NY 11701" ZIP Code. This is the area that once was the Hamlet of West Amityville and, since 1990, is now part of the Hamlet of East Massapequa. (See my immediate prior posting.)
According to the Nassau County Planning Commission, the 738 acres that until 1990 was the Hamlet of West Amityville in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County and since 1990 has been part of the Hamlet of East Massapequa in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, were, and are, in the "Amityville, NY 11701" postal zone.
This means that 32.5% of the Hamlet of East Massapequa (2,271 acres) are in the "Amityville, NY 11701" postal zone.
First, knowing how slow Nassau County is in updating their records, I could only guess that is why they are showing a date of 1990. This was all settled in 1974. Having lived in this particular area from 1964 to 1995 and in Massapequa Park from 1995 to 2006, I know where the zip code and name boundaries are.
I can tell that they are 100% when they say that "Massapequa, NY 11758" ZIP Code goes no farther east than Carmans Road ...” My friends lived in the area, all mail was addressed as Massapequa 11758. I worked for the Post Office and delivered mail to that area. I did not have to go to Amityville to get it. I was sorted at the PO on Sunrise Highway in Massapequa.
Areas between Carmans and County Line Roads used to be in the 11701 zip code have an Amityville mailing address. All mail was addressed to Amityville and 11701. After 1974 this changed to the above. Today, no part of Amityville or 11701 is in Nassau. Again, slow record updating because this was changed in 1974. From that time on 11701 was no longer in Nassau. The school district needed the tax dollars so the homes still remain in the Amityville School District, the one I and all my friends attended.
The only exceptions to is the North West Elementary school as it actually straddles the county line and possible a small strip of homes on the west side of the county line from that school north to the SS Parkway, as the actual county line veers west of the road. They may have a 11701 address but it is hardly 32.5% of the Hamlet of East Massapequa. We’re talking a one house wide strip. Generally what the people who lived in the area called East Massapequa was everything east of Carmans and Carman’s Mill Roads.
Boundaries of hamlets did not enter into anything regarding this change. The area known as West Amityville became East Massapequa at that time too. This 1990 thing is completely wrong. And again, no body in the area really cared one way or the other about calling the area East Massapequa or just Massapequa. Tax-wise, governmental jurisdiction-wise it made no difference.
As I am out of the area and do not have immediate access to the Hagstrom map of Nassau County, I was wondering if someone could check the Hagstrom map of Nassau County and then post a description of the area in Nassau County that is in the service area of the "Amityville, NY 11701" ZIP Code.
The Hagstrom map shows municipal (city, town, village), postal ZIP Code and school district borders (it does not show hamlet borders).
As I am out of the area and do not have immediate access to the Hagstrom map of Nassau County, I was wondering if someone could check the Hagstrom map of Nassau County and then post a description of the area in Nassau County that is in the service area of the "Amityville, NY 11701" ZIP Code.
The Hagstrom map shows municipal (city, town, village), postal ZIP Code and school district borders (it does not show hamlet borders).
I did one better and looked it up on the Nassau County Department of Assessment website. He's right the 11758 zip code does indeed end at the county line.
I did one better and looked it up on the Nassau County Department of Assessment website. He's right the 11758 zip code does indeed end at the county line.
Thanks Sean.
Can you please post the URL for the page at the Nassau County Department of Assessment that has this information?
Nice to see my wikipeia entry quoted on this board regarding the boundries (GC's post)
East Massapequa is a CDP (census Designated place) and actually quite a bit bigger than what most people generally think of when they hear East Massapequa. The general thinking is east of Carmen and Carmen Mill Road due the Suffolk border. That isn't the case. North of Sunrise Highway areas west of Carmen Road and east of East Lake Avenue are actually considered East Massapequa, most of it thought of as Massapequa Park and having a Massapequa Park zipcode (some especially around park Lane and the Sunrise Mall have the 11758 zipcode. South of Sunrise East Massapequa reaches as far west as Cartwright Blvd. Massapequa High School is technically in East Massapequa. The weirdest of all it has a Massapequa 11758 zipcode, despite being right across the street from the Massapequa Park Post office. South of Merrick Road the border is the Jones Canal (which is what separates Bar harbor and the Nassau Shores). The Nassau Shores is actually in East Massapequa.
The portion of East Massapequa in the Amityville school district is very diverse with almost as many whites as blacks. The area within the Massapequa district (west of carmen) is supermajority white much like Massapequa Park (which is what the area is generally mistakenly thought of as. About 60-65% of the population of East Massapequa is from areas not generally thought of as East Massapequa.
Their are three different areas within the Amityville district. North Amityville which is majority African American and a fairly poor area. Amityville village which is 80% white, and east Massapequa (the portion east of Carmen's road and very diverse. Both the Amityville village portion of the district and East Massapequa portion are mostly middle class and much better off economically speaking than the North Amityville portion of the district.
That percentage is skewed since they are counting Massapequa Park, which may be technically in East Massapequa for statistical purposes, but is not really considered "East Massapequa" (and is in the Massapequa school district - not to mention very white). East Massapequa is generally considered the area west of Carmans Road going towards Amityville (within the Amityville school district). This area has a completely different demographic compared to the rest of Massapequa, and is largely comprised of black households.
That percentage is skewed since they are counting Massapequa Park, which may be technically in East Massapequa for statistical purposes, but is not really considered "East Massapequa" (and is in the Massapequa school district - not to mention very white). East Massapequa is generally considered the area west of Carmans Road going towards Amityville (within the Amityville school district). This area has a completely different demographic compared to the rest of Massapequa, and is largely comprised of black households.
What actually is east Massapequa and considered Massapequa are two different things. I live west of Carmen's RD, in the 11762 zipcode and part of the Massapequa SD. Generally thought of as Massapequa Park but I am technically in East Massapequa. I explained the general borders above, though its even more technical than how I explained it.
Just took a look at the Census site. All of the area that is considered East Massapequa (ie east of Carmens road) falls within the 5220 Census district so the stats were pretty easy to find.
44.48% White
33.03% Black
15.84% Hispanic
3.10% Asian
2.91% Mixed
The white population tends to be a bit older
18+
49.37% White
30.40% Black
14.48% Hispanic
3.02% Asian
2.23% Mixed
under 18
41.31% Black
29.14% White
20.08% Hispanic
5.04% Mixed
3.36% Asian
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