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Herricks’s story
Herricks in pictures
Census counts: 4,076 in 2000, 4,398 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2016 and 6 maps from 1897 on.
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HerricksNY
A town of 3,907.
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: LINYperson615 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
3,907
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$825K
Census ACS
Household income
$135K
median
Median age
50.2
years
Jobs based here
2,246
Balanced
Is Herricks a good place to live?
Herricks’ rent at the middle of the market is $3,501 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. We don’t grade Herricks yet; the figures below are still real.
Nearby attractions
All 610 attractions →Central Park and 518 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Herricks. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw17 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw16 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Herricks: who provides what
Herricks is unincorporated, so Nassau County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGarden City Park WDNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesNassau CountyNassau County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereNassau County Board of ElectionsNassau County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes11040, 1159611040 76% · 11596 24%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Herricks.
Natural hazards
Very low risk in Herricks, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 56% of Herricks’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to earthquakes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. The national flood insurance program has paid 7 claims in the town since 1979.
12risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakesHurricanes
7
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Herricks
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 26° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
19″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter28–42°
Spring42–60°
Summer65–82°
Fall49–65°
Nov 12
typical first frost
Apr 2
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commute
About half of Herricks’ working residents commute to New York City
Herricks’ income of the median household stands at $135,000. Commuting out is the norm in the town: 4% of working residents work locally. In Herricks, the average commute is 40 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). For residents locally, the share who live below the poverty line is 5.7%.
4%work in town
| Herricks | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $135,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Herricks4%
New York49%
North Hempstead22%
Hempstead9%
Oyster Bay4%
11 mi
median commute distance
2,246
jobs based in Herricks
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health
Fewer of Herricks’ adults have obesity than in the typical New York or U.S. town
40% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Herricks. Among 756 New York towns, just one has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Herricks. Two figures for adults in the town: 11% report frequent mental distress, 11% binge drink. The town beats the New York average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Herricks | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 21% | 23% |
32 measures vs. New York
22 better8 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Herricks | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.5% | 8.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.1% | 12.8% |
| More adults with high cholesterol | 42.4% | 37.7% |
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
2.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
2.9% of the land in Herricks is protected from building
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.2 miles. One park or preserve covers 6 acres in Herricks. In Herricks, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.
2.9%conserved
| Herricks | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
2.9%
conserved · 11 of 365 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Herricks Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Housing
Herricks stands out in New York and nationally: a larger share of its households own their home
$1.56Mmedian sale price
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Herricks
17pages on Herricks
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
41 within 15 miles of the center of Herricks
New York College of Traditional Chinese MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Mineola1.8 miNassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Garden City4.1 mi$6,330 in-state tuitionSUNY Old WestburyUniversity or college · Public · Old Westbury5.6 mi$8,422 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Herricks residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About Herricks
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Herricks is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the southern part of the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 4,398 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 115 ft
Herricks’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Herricks.
Williston ParkManhasset HillsSearingtownGarden City ParkAlbertsonHerricks
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herricks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Williston Park | #52 | A | D− | — | A | A |
| Manhasset Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Searingtown | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Garden City Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Albertson | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Williston Park reports no FBI crime data of its own. Herricks, Manhasset Hills, Searingtown, Garden City Park and Albertson aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Herricks with a neighbor →
Questions about Herricks
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Herricks, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Herricks yet; the figures below are still real.