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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
Woodsburgh, New York
Location in New York
Country  United States
State  New York
County  Nassau County, New York
Town Hempstead
Incorporated 1912
Area
 • Total 0.38 sq mi (0.99 km2)
 • Land 0.34 sq mi (0.88 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)
Elevation
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 897
 • Density 2,653.85/sq mi (1,023.29/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
11598
Area code(s) 516
FIPS code 36-82986
GNIS feature ID 0971715

1Woodsburgh 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.

History

Woodsburgh incorporated as a village in 1912.

Geography

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U.S. Census map of Woodsburgh.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2), of which 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (7.69%) is water.

The village is located between Hewlett and Woodmere and borders the Atlantic Ocean to the south.

Demographics

2020 census

As of 2020, the population of Woodsburgh was at 897 people with a median age of 50.9 years. In 2024, this population drops to 872 people with the male population being it 429 while the female population was 458.The median age was recorded to be at 50.9.

Education

School districts

The Incorporated Village of Woodsburgh is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District and the Lawrence Union Free School District; geographically, the total area covered by each district within the village is roughly even. As such, children who reside within Woodsburgh and attend public schools go to school in one of these two districts, depending on where they reside within the village.

Library districts

Woodsburgh is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Peninsula Library District and the Hewlett-Woodmere Library District. These two districts serve the areas of the village located within the Lawrence Union Free School District and the Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District, respectively; the boundaries of these two districts roughly correspond with those of the two school districts within Woodsburgh.

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