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History · North Merrick

North Merrick’s post office opened in 1926

Most of North Merrick was built recently: 8% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1954.

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How North Merrick began

When was North Merrick founded?

1926

The North Merrick post office opened in 1926, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 12,238100 years
Founding year: the first North Merrick post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about North Merrick’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 Merrick are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of North Merrick’s homes were built before 1954.
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The story so far

North Merrick, in brief

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

North Merrick is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, near the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 12,238 at the time of the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 1926. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 12,272 in 2010, 12,238 in 2020.

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

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North Merrick, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to North Merrick

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

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Joe SatrianiAmerican guitarist · b. 1956
Harold E. VarmusAmerican scientist · b. 1939
Julius ErvingAmerican basketball player · b. 1950
Steve VaiAmerican guitarist · b. 1960
Telly SavalasAmerican film and television actor and singer · b. 1922
Stephen BaldwinAmerican actor and political activist · b. 1966
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Merrick1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth BellmoreIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRooseveltIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEast MeadowIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townUniondale1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about North Merrick’s history

What year was North Merrick founded?

The North Merrick post office opened in 1926, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.