North Merrick, New York

About North Merrick

North Merrick is a small unincorporated community in southeastern New York.

Officially, North Merrick is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.72 square miles.

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What Makes North Merrick Unique

• The only place in America named North Merrick — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in North Merrick

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🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in North Merrick

• Bellmore-Merrick CHSD Athletics Fields reviews ★
• Briar Place Park reviews ★
• Fraser Avenue Park reviews ★
• Merrick Veterans Memorial Park reviews ★
• Relic Of The World Trade Center reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in North Merrick

• HAROLD D FAYETTE SCHOOL
• PARK AVENUE SCHOOL

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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