Woodsburgh, New York

Woodsburgh, New York
Incorporated Village of Woodsburgh
A welcome sign to Woodsburgh on August 8, 2022.
A welcome sign to Woodsburgh on August 8, 2022.
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
Woodsburgh, New York is located in New York
Woodsburgh, New York
Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°37′20″N 73°42′26″W / 40.62222°N 73.70722°W / 40.62222; -73.70722
Country United States
State New York
County Nassau County, New York
TownHempstead
Incorporated1912
Government
 • MayorLee A. Israel
 • Deputy MayorJacob Harman
Area
 • Total0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
 • Land0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total897
 • Density2,653.85/sq mi (1,023.29/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
11598
Area code516
FIPS code36-82986[2]
GNIS feature ID0971715[3]
Websitewww.woodsburghny.com

Woodsburgh is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 778 at the 2010 United States Census.

Woodsburgh is included in the Five Towns (though not as one of the "five"), which is usually said to comprise the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and the Hewletts (the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, and Hewlett Neck, and the hamlet of Hewlett), along with Woodsburgh.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ Barron, James. "IF YOU'RE THINKING OF LIVING IN: FIVE TOWNS", The New York Times, July 10, 1983. Accessed May 20, 2008. "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."