Levittown, New York
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 Levittown Veterans Memorial Park | |
 Location in Nassau County and the state of New York. | |
  Levittown, New York Location on Long Island  Levittown, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 40°43′28″N 73°30′40″W / 40.72444°N 73.51111°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Town | Hempstead |
| Named for | Levitt & Sons |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.84 sq mi (17.71 km2) |
| • Land | 6.81 sq mi (17.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 51,758 |
| • Density | 7,598.06/sq mi (2,933.51/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 11756 |
| Area codes | 516, 363 |
| FIPS code | 36-42081 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0955234 |
| Website | www.levittown.li |
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Levittown is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York. It is a suburb of New York City, located halfway between the villages of Hempstead and Farmingdale. The CDP had a total population of 51,758 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the most populous unincorporated CDP in Nassau County and the second most populous CDP on Long Island, behind Brentwood.
Levittown gets its name from its builder, the firm of Levitt & Sons, Inc. founded by Abraham Levitt on August 2, 1929, which built the district as a planned community for returning World War II veterans between 1947 and 1951.[2] Sons William and Alfred served as the company's president and chief architect and planner, respectively. Levittown was the first truly mass-produced suburb and is widely regarded as the archetype for postwar suburbs throughout the country.[3] William Levitt, who assumed control of Levitt & Sons in 1954, is considered the father of modern suburbia in the United States.[4][5]
There have been multiple proposals in the past to incorporate Levittown either as a village or as the third city in Nassau County.[6]
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- ^ "Levittown: The Archetype for Suburban Development". American History Magazine. October 2007.
- ^ "Little boxes.(brief history of William Levitt's Levittowns)". Canada and the World Backgrounder. Retrieved February 11, 2010.[dead link]
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- ^ "Dems Urge Levittown City; Slap Rep. Hall". Newsday. August 22, 1952 – via ProQuest.