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Subject: [NYNAS ] Location Query
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 11:27:00 EDT

On 8/29/03 (8:43:08 AM MDT), Dorothea in the UK () asked,

"Could any member tell me If EAST NORTHPORT is in Long Island"


Yes, it is.

East Northport is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the northeast part of
the Town of Huntington (along the Huntington/Smithtown town line), Suffolk
County. There are 4 villages (incorporated municipalities) and 15 hamlets all or
partly in the Town of Huntington. There are no cities and 10 towns in
Suffolk County. There are 2 Indian reservations in Suffolk County. (I'm including
after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county,
city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.)

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of
East Northport in the Town of Huntington is bordered on the north by the Village
of Northport and the Hamlet of Fort Salonga; on the east by the Hamlet of Fort
Salonga and the Hamlet of Commack in the Town of Smithtown (the
Hungtington/Smithtown town line); on the south by the Hamlets of Commack, Elwood and
Greenlawn; and, on the west by the Hamlets of Greenlawn and Centerport.

And, as occurs in every one of Suffolk County's 157 communities (0 cities, 31
villages and 126 hamlets), the Hamlet of East Northport has a different
border than does the "East Northport, NY 11731" postal zone (i.e., a place can have
an East Northport mailing address and not be in East Northport and a place
can have other than an East Northport mailing address and be in East
Northport). Those places that have an "East Northport, NY" mailing address that are
not in the Hamlet of East Northport are in the Hamlet of Greenlawn, the Hamlet
of Elwood and the Hamlet of Commack; and, at the same time, there are places in
the Hamlet of East Northport with a "Northport, NY 11768" or a "Commack, NY
11725"mailing address.

For those who have their copy of the 2002 or earlier edition of the LI
Population Survey or have already downloaded the report from the Long Island Power
Authority web site (eMail me directly if you need instructions on how to access
and download the report), you'll find the Hamlet of East Northport in the
Town of Huntington, Suffolk County on pages 14 & 16 (map) and 17 (population
estimate).


I hope this information is useful or, at least, interesting.

Regards,

Walter Greenspan

. Cities, Towns, Villages, Hamlets and Postal Zones in New York State

New York State is divided into counties.

County
A county is a municipal corporation, a subdivision of the state, created to
perform state functions; a "regional" government. All counties are divided
into cities, towns and Indian reservations.

City
A city is a unique governmental entity with its own special charter. Cities
are not sub-divided, except into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic
areas.

Town
A town is a municipal corporation and encompasses all territory within the
state except that within cities or Indian reservations. Towns can be
sub-divided into villages and hamlets.

Village
A village is a general purpose municipal corporation formed voluntarily by
the residents of an area in one or more towns to provide themselves with
municipal services. The pattern of village organization is similar to those of a
city. A village is divided into neighborhoods, which are informal geographic
areas.

Hamlet
A hamlet is an unincorporated area in one or more towns that is governed
at-large by the town(s) it is in. A hamlet is divided into neighborhoods, which
are informal geographic areas.

Postal Zone "City" and "Town"
A postal zone "City" and "Town" is an administrative district established by
the U.S. Postal Service to deliver the mail. Postal zone "City" and "Town"
may not (but are encouraged to) conform to municipal or community borders.
Thus, postal zone location does not always determine city, village or hamlet
location.

Please be aware: In many areas of New York State, the problem of
non-conforming postal zones leads to a situation where the majority of places have a
different community name in their mailing address than the community where that
place is actually located.

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