Herricks New York Map

About Herricks, New York

Herricks is a locality in Nassau County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,398. The population density is 2963.5 people per km². Herricks is located at 40.7554°N, 73.6668°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 11040.

Herricks maintains a quiet, deliberate presence upon the topography of Long Island, where the land settles into a gentle, persistent slope toward the salt-tinged air of the coast. It lies 1.4 miles west-northwest of North Hempstead, NY (from North Hempstead, NY: bearing 288°T), and is situated 6.9 miles east of Queens. The horizon remains dominated by the domestic architecture of mid-century suburban expansion, yet the landscape retains a connection to the natural world through the protected expanses of Nassau County Lands that weave through the residential blocks. Only three miles away, the tidal pulse of Hempstead Harbor exerts a subtle influence on the atmosphere, bringing a cooling dampness that settles over the lawns at dusk. A short distance to the north, the surface of Ridder Pond offers a quiet, glassy mirror for the changing seasons, serving as a tranquil anchor in a geography otherwise defined by the steady, rhythmic transit of those moving between home and labor.

History lingers in Herricks through the remnants of early agrarian roots, which have gradually yielded to the industrious pace of a modern, service-oriented economy. Where once the earth was turned for harvest, the contemporary rhythm is dictated by the flow of commuters and the academic focus of local schools that anchor the neighborhood’s social life. On clear days, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains might occupy the imagination, though the reality of the locality is firmly rooted in the immediate, human-scaled activity of its streets. The quietude of the evening, when the light turns a soft, bruised purple against the rooftops, reveals a place that balances the remnants of its quiet, rural past with the persistent, forward-looking energy of the present.

About This Herricks Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Herricks, New York. Coordinates: 40.755379, -73.666796. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Herricks includes the ZIP code (11040), telephone area code (718, 347, 929), county seat of Nassau County (Mineola), and school district assignment (Herricks Union Free School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.