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History · North Massapequa

Half of North Massapequa’s homes were built after 1956

Most of North Massapequa was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1956. Below: maps from 1901 on and the census since 2000.

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6%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about North Massapequa’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 Massapequa 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 Massapequa change.Old housesHalf of North Massapequa’s homes were built before 1956.
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On the map

North Massapequa on the map, 1901 to 1994

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

North Massapequa on the 1901 USGS mapNorth Massapequa on the 1919 USGS mapNorth Massapequa on the 1947 USGS mapNorth Massapequa on the 1954 USGS mapNorth Massapequa on the 1969 USGS mapNorth Massapequa on the 1979 USGS mapNorth Massapequa 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 Massapequa.

The story so far

North Massapequa, in brief

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

North Massapequa is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Massapequa area, which is anchored by Massapequa. The population was 17,829 at the time of the 2020 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 17,886 in 2010, 17,829 in 2020.

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

By decade

North Massapequa, decade by decade

Today6 recent
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People over time

North Massapequa, census by census

05,00010,00015,00020,00020002020Peak: 19,152

Between 17,829 and 19,152 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Oyster Bay61 historic placesA−Hempstead29 historic placesANorth Wantagh1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMassapequa ParkIts storyDSouth FarmingdaleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPlainedgeIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLevittownIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMassapequa2 historic placesnot 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.