Lawrence, Nassau County, New York
Lawrence, New York | |
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| Incorporated Village of Lawrence | |
Lawrence Village Hall in 2022 | |
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York | |
Lawrence, New York Location on Long Island Lawrence, New York Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′34″N 73°43′36″W / 40.60944°N 73.72667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau |
| Town | Hempstead |
| Incorporated | 1897 |
| Named after | The Lawrence Brothers |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Samuel "Shlomo" Nahmias |
| 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 | 1,831.6/sq mi (707.17/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 11559 |
| Area codes | 516, 363 |
| FIPS code | 36-41553 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0955101 |
| Website | www |
Lawrence is a village within the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is located adjacent to the border with the New York City borough of Queens to the west and is near the Reynolds Channel to the south. The population was 6,809 at the time of the 2020 census.
Lawrence is one of the "Five Towns," which consist 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.