On 10/31/02 (5:36:45 PM MST). ?????? ([email protected]) asked, "Can you tell me a little about zip code 11516, communities and borders. Iappreciate the information." ZIP Code 11516 covers the Village of Cedarhurst and parts of the Village of Lawrence and the Hamlet of Woodmere in the southwestern part of the Town of Hempstead. Cedarhurst is one of those communities on Long Island where the majority of the places with a Cedarhurst mailing address are not in Cedarhurst. The pertinent geography: Cedarhurst is a village (incorporated in 1910) in the southwestern part of the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, adjacent to the Queens/Nassau County line. There are 22 villages and 36 hamlets (unincorporated areas) all or partly in the Town of Hempstead. There are 2 cities and 3 towns in Nassau County. (I'm including after my name a NYS Geographic Glossary with the NYS definitions of county, city, town, village, hamlet and postal zone.) The Village of Cedarhurst is one of the upscale "5 Towns" (none of which are towns) that includes the Village of Lawrence (incorporated in 1897) and the Hamlets of Hewlett, Inwood and Woodmere. Beginning on its northern border and proceeding clockwise, the Village of Cedarhurst in the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north and east by the Hamlet of Woodmere; on the south by the Village of Lawrence; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Inwood. And, as occurs in all but one of Nassau County's 136 communities (2 cities, 64 villages and 70 hamlets), the Village of Cedarhurst has a different border than does the "Cedarhurst, NY 11516" postal zone (i.e., a place can have a Cedarhurst mailing address and not be in Cedarhurst and a place can be in Cedarhurst and have other than have other than a Cedarhurst mailing address). ........................................acres .....Village of Cedarhurst......428 .....Cedarhurst, NY 11516....864 Thus, a bit more than half the paces with a "Cedarhurst, NY" mailing address are NOT in the Village of Cedarhurst. (These places that have a "Cedarhurst, NY" mailing address that are not in the Village of Cedarhurst are mostly in the Village of Lawrence and the Hamlet of Woodmere.) For those who have their copy of the 2001 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 Village of Cedarhurst (incorporated in 1910) in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County on pages 5 & 8 (map) and 9 (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.