Merrick, New York

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Merrick, New York
Hamlet and census-designated place
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York.
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Coordinates: 40°39′34″N 73°33′13″W / 40.65944°N 73.55361°W / 40.65944; -73.55361
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Nassau County, New York
Town	Hempstead
Area [1]
• Total	5.15 sq mi (13.34 km2)
• Land	3.98 sq mi (10.31 km2)
• Water	1.17 sq mi (3.03 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	22,040
• Density	5,536.30/sq mi (2,137.42/km2)
Demonym	Merokian
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	11566
Area code	516
FIPS code	36-46668
GNIS feature ID	0956989
Website	merrickchamber.com

Merrick is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2019 census^[update], the population was 20,130.^[2]