Lawrence, Nassau County, New York
| Lawrence, New York | |
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| Village | |
| Village of Lawrence | |
 Location in Nassau County and the state of New York. |
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| Coordinates: 40°36′34″N 73°43′36″W / 40.60944°N 73.72667°WCoordinates: 40°36′34″N 73°43′36″W / 40.60944°N 73.72667°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New York
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| County | Nassau |
| Town | Hempstead |
| Incorporated | 1897 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.7 sq mi (12.2 km2) |
| • Land | 3.8 sq mi (10.0 km2) |
| • Water | 0.8 sq mi (2.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 6,483 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 11559 |
| Area code(s) | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-41553 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0955101 |
| Website | www |
Lawrence is a village in Nassau County, New York in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the village population was 6,483.
The Village of Lawrence is in the southwest 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.
Old Lawrence, or Back Lawrence, is a part of the Village of Lawrence, comprising many large homes, mansions, beach side villas and former plantations with very large property, a few dating back to the time of the American Revolution. This area, like Hewlett is unique because its rural affluence is similar in character to the more well known Gold Coast of the North Shore instead of being more urbanized like the rest of the South Shore of Nassau County. An interesting pre-Revolutionary home on Long Island, Rock Hall, was home to two prominent families, the Martins and Hewletts, and is now an active museum.
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