Wheatley Heights, New York
| Wheatley Heights, New York | |
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| Census-designated place | |
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 Wheatley Heights
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| Coordinates: 40°45′43″N 73°22′1″W / 40.76194°N 73.36694°WCoordinates: 40°45′43″N 73°22′1″W / 40.76194°N 73.36694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Suffolk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| • Land | 1.4 sq mi (3.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,130 |
| • Density | 3,800/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 11798 |
| Area code(s) | 631 |
| FIPS code | 36-81419 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1867425 |
Wheatley Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 5,130 at the 2010 census. The CDP, located in the Town of Babylon, is named after the hamlet in the same general vicinity.
Wheatley Heights historically was part of the hamlet of Wyandanch, and shares a ZIP code and fire brigade with it. The name of the area was changed to Wheatley Heights by a property developer to distinguish that Wyandanch residents north of Main Avenue are part of the Half Hollow Hills school district.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), all land.
Wheatley Heights is bordered by Dix Hills to the northeast, East Farmingdale to the west, Deer Park to the east, Wyandanch to the south, and Melville to the northwest.
As of the census of 2000, and there were 5,013 people, 1,455 households, and 1,223 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 3,704.7 per square mile (1,433.7/km²). There were 1,494 housing units at an average density of 1,104.1/sq mi (427.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 40.00% White, 48.41% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 3.41% Asian, 4.15% from other races, and 3.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.67% of the population.
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