Going quiet
Town guide

Wantagh

New York · NY
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
What’s happening in Wantagh?

About Wantagh

Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
18,613Population
4.1 sq miArea
23 ftElevation

Wantagh ( won-TAW) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, United States. The population was 18,613 at the time of the 2020 census. Wantagh is known as "The Gateway to Jones Beach".

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

Be the first to post in Wantagh — introduce yourself, ask a question, or share what’s happening.

Around town

Local news

All news →

Loading local headlines…

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

You’re browsing

Wantagh

New York · NY
View town boundary →
Township / city / CDP overlaps possible.
Loading boundary…

Wantagh is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/19 · 2025-01-01