page_title: East Massapequa, New York
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: East Massapequa, New York / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: U.S. Census 2000 reference map for East Massapequa, New York
context_page_description: East Massapequa is a hamlet and census-designated place located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, in the New York City Metropolitan Area United States. The population was 19,069 at the 2010 census. The hamlet lies in New York's 3rd congressional district. The most eastern third portion of East Massapequa was previously the hamlet of West Amityville and started utilizing a Massapequa mailing address in 1975. Former NBA point guard A.J. Price grew up in East Massapequa and attended Amityville Memorial High School, as did rapper Posdnous from the legendary hip hop group De La Soul.
  The name "East Massapequa" is primarily used to describe the eastern third section of the hamlet that lies within the Amityville School District. The larger western portion of the hamlet is typically identified as Massapequa Park, and borders and uses the same zip code as the village of Massapequa Park, and is served by both the Massapequa and Farmingdale School Districts.
context_section_description: East Massapequa is located at 40°40′26″N 73°26′9″W (40.674006, -73.435963).
  According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.6 square miles (9.3 km²), of which, 3.5 square miles (9.1 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (2.51%) is water.
caption: U.S. Census Map
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