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History · Harbor Hills

58% of Harbor Hills’ homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1984 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
58%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Harbor Hills’ past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Harbor Hills are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Harbor Hills’ homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Harbor Hills’s history is told.

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The story

How Harbor Hills came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Harbor Hills.

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In 1956, the Town of North Hempstead approved the construction of the community's swimming pool and its bathhouses – and approved of the creation of the Harbor Hills Park District, which was created specifically for the construction of the community's new park complex and subsequently its operations and maintenance. The contract was awarded to Great Neck-based Schumacher & Forelle, which bid $169,500 (1956 USD) for the pool's construction, and promised to do the work in 110 days. The project was paid for by the hamlet's roughly 175 residents.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Harbor Hills, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Harbor Hills Tennis Courts Entrance, Harbor Hills, NY August 14, 20222022Harbor Hills Tennis Courts Entrance, Harbor Hills, NY…Harbor Hills Park & Pool, Harbor Hills, NY August 14, 2022 C2022Harbor Hills Park & Pool, Harbor Hills, NY August 14,…Harbor Hills Park & Pool, Harbor Hills, NY August 14, 2022 B2022Harbor Hills Park & Pool, Harbor Hills, NY August 14,…Harbor Hills Park & Pool, Harbor Hills, NY August 14, 2022 A2022Harbor Hills Park & Pool, Harbor Hills, NY August 14,…Crosswood Road, Harbor Hills, NY August 14, 20222022Crosswood Road, Harbor Hills, NY August 14, 2022Harbor Hills Gateway Entrance Sign, Harbor Hills, Long Island, New York2021Harbor Hills Gateway Entrance Sign, Harbor Hills, Lon…
On the map

Harbor Hills on the map in 1984

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Harbor Hills.

Harbor Hills on the 1984 USGS map1984Long Island West sheet · 1:100,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Harbor Hills.

People over time

Harbor Hills, census by census

010020030040050060020002020Peak: 576

Between 562 and 576 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Harbor Hills’ Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Harbor Hills

Nobody well known was born in Harbor Hills itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Chris JerichoAmerican-Canadian professional wrestler · b. 1970
Billy CrudupAmerican actor · b. 1968
Sean SpicerAmerican political strategist and former White … · b. 1971
Danielle Louise MoinetAmerican model, American football player and pr… · b. 1983
Patrick McEnroeAmerican tennis player · b. 1966
David EigenbergAmerican actor · b. 1964
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Saddle Rock1 historic placeB−Saddle Rock EstatesIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreat Neck EstatesIts storyB

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.