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History · North Amityville

1 of North Amityville’s places is on the National Register

Most of North Amityville was built recently: 4% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1901 on and the census since 2000.

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What stands out about North Amityville’s 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 North Amityville are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19017 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1994. Watch North Amityville change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Amityville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the map

North Amityville on the map, 1901 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of North Amityville. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

North Amityville on the 1901 USGS mapNorth Amityville on the 1919 USGS mapNorth Amityville on the 1947 USGS mapNorth Amityville on the 1954 USGS mapNorth Amityville on the 1969 USGS mapNorth Amityville on the 1979 USGS mapNorth Amityville on the 1994 USGS map1901Babylon sheet · 1:62,500

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

The story so far

North Amityville, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of North Amityville yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

North Amityville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York. The population was 18,643 at the 2020 Census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 17,862 to 18,643 (+4%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

North Amityville, decade by decade

Today6 recent
Southern State Parkway - New York2011Southern State Parkway - New YorkSouthern State Parkway - New York2011Southern State Parkway - New YorkSister of St Dominics Motherhouse Complex2010Sister of St Dominics Motherhouse ComplexSouthern State Parkway - New York2008Southern State Parkway - New YorkSouthern State Parkway - New York2008Southern State Parkway - New YorkSouthern State Parkway - New York2004Southern State Parkway - New York
On the National Register

1 listing protects 5 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

People over time

North Amityville, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00020002020Peak: 18,643

Between 16,572 and 18,643 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on North Amityville’s Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

East Farmingdale1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth LindenhurstIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAmityville1 historic placeB−LindenhurstIts storyCCopiagueIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, 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.