Matinecock, New York

About Matinecock

Set in the southeastern part of New York, Matinecock is a tiny community with an estimated population of 854.

Matinecock holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.67 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 320 residents per square mile.

📰 Matinecock News Today

• Matinecock Way: Is it the way to go? Queens Chronicle · Oct 8
• Matinecock, NY Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 6
• Matinecock Court affordable housing opening in East Northport Long Island Business News · Aug 18
• New co-op structure for Matinecock Court presented to community; needs town board approval Northport Journal · Jun 13
• Opinion | Long Island, We Need to Talk (About Housing) (Published 2022) The New York Times · Feb 24

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Matinecock Unique

• The only place in America named Matinecock — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 2 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Matinecock

• Cushman Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Margaret Sullivan Heather Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Merrill Meadows · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Upper Francis Pond Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Lenice H. Hertweck Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Mayrock Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Saunders Woods · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Matinecock

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