Lawrence, New York | |
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| Incorporated Village of Lawrence | |
 Lawrence Village Hall on August 8, 2022. | |
 Location in Nassau County and the state of New York | |
  Lawrence, New York Location on Long Island  Lawrence, New York Location within the state of New York  Lawrence, New York Location within the contiguous United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′34″N 73°43′36″W / 40.60944°N 73.72667°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Town | Hempstead |
| Incorporated | 1897[1] |
| Named for | The Lawrence Brothers |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.64 sq mi (12.01 km2) |
| • Land | 3.72 sq mi (9.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.92 sq mi (2.39 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 6,809 |
| • Density | 1,831.36/sq mi (707.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 11559 |
| Area code | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-41553 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0955101 |
| Website | www |
Lawrence is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 6,483.
The Village of Lawrence is in the southwestern corner of the Town of Hempstead, adjoining the border with the New York City borough of Queens to the west and near the Atlantic Ocean to the south. Lawrence is one of the "Five Towns", which consist of the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets (unincorporated areas) of Woodmere and Inwood, and "The Hewletts", which is made up of the hamlet of Hewlett together with the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck, along with Woodsburgh.[3]
- ^ "History: Flushing Willets Point Corona Queens : QueensAlive.org". Archived from the original on February 20, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Barron, James. "If You're Thinking Of Living In: Five Towns", The New York Times, July 10, 1983. Accessed June 21, 2024. "The basic five are Lawrence, Cedarhurst, Woodmere, Hewlett and Inwood. But the area also includes some unincorporated communities and two tiny villages, Hewlett Bay Park and Woodsburgh, that are not added to the final total."