Tag: Wheatley Heights
Wheatley Heights is a Census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 5,013 at the 2000 census. The CDP is named after the hamlet in the same general vicinity.
Wheatley Heights historically was part of the hamlet of Wyandanch, and still shares a ZIP code and fire brigade with Wyandanch. The name of the area was changed to Wheatley Heights by a property developer to distinguish that Wyandanch residents north of Main street 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 km), all land.
Wheatley Heights is bordered by Dix Hills to the northeast, Deer Park to the east, Wyandanch to the south and south and west, 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…
