Lawrence, Nassau County, New York
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Lawrence is a village in Nassau County, New York, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 6,483.
Lawrence, New York | |
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Incorporated Village of Lawrence | |
Coordinates: 40°36′34″N 73°43′36″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 |
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 consists 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]