Wantagh, New York

About Wantagh

Wantagh, NY is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern New York.

Wantagh holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.83 square miles.

📰 Wantagh News Today

• Ritchie Blackmore reveals how he felt playing with Deep Purple once again Chaoszine · Aug 17
• RITCHIE BLACKMORE To Rejoin DEEP PURPLE On Stage In Wantagh, NY Tonight! BraveWords · Aug 12
• Watch: RITCHIE BLACKMORE Performs With DEEP PURPLE For First Time In 33 Years BLABBERMOUTH.NET · Aug 12
• John F. Reilly Obituary | O'Shea Funeral Homes & Cremation Service | Wantagh, NY Tribute Archive · Aug 14
• North Wantagh Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Wantagh Unique

• The only place in America named Wantagh — 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

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Wantagh

• Dirty Taco — tacos
• Per Un' Angelo Restaurant — italian
• East Bay — diner
• Sunrise Diner
• The Cup (café)
• The Lighthouse Diner — american
• Wantaugh Inn

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Wantagh Railroad Complex · Museum
• Jamaica · Attraction
• Recreated 1904 Wantagh Post Office · Attraction
• Wantagh Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Wantagh

• Wantagh Railroad Complex · Museum reviews ★
• Cedar Creek County Park reviews ★
• Cedar Creek Park reviews ★
• Mill Pond County Park reviews ★
• Triangle Park reviews ★
• Twin Lakes Preserve reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Wantagh

• FOREST LAKE SCHOOL
• LEE ROAD SCHOOL
• MANDALAY SCHOOL
• WANTAGH MIDDLE SCHOOL
• WANTAGH SCHOOL
• WANTAGH SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Wantagh

🏘️ Nearby Communities