About Melville
Melville, NY is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern New York.
Melville holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 12.11 square miles.
📰 Melville News Today
- People on the Move: Long Island promotions, new jobs Newsday · Aug 15
- Woman Stole $11K From Melville Ralph's Italian Ices: Police Patch · Aug 13
- NYU Langone Health Announces Plans for a State-of-the-Art Academic Medical Center in Melville NYU Langone Health · Jun 2
- Large sinkhole closes some lanes of Long Island Expressway in Melville, Suffolk County ABC7 New York · May 14
- Melville, New York, United States MSN · Aug 10
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Melville Unique
- 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.
- Part of the fabric of New York — one of 1,293 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Melville
- Aiko Asian Bistro — asian
- La Focaccia — pizza
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Bertucci's
- Blackstone Steakhouse — steak house
- Golden Express Chinese Kitchen — chinese
- One10
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- White Post Farms · Zoo
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Melville
- Canon Walking Path Park reviews ★
- Deanna Moon Park reviews ★
- Dr. Jeffrey Wenig Memorial Park reviews ★
- Elderwood Lane Park reviews ★
- Half Hollow Park reviews ★
- Middle Earth Park reviews ★
- Pineridge Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
- West Hills Nature Preserve reviews ★
- Whitman Park reviews ★
- William Kessler Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Melville
- BIRCHWOOD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
- SUNQUAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- WEST HOLLOW MIDDLE SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area12.11 sq mi
Coordinates40.7824, -73.4088