Hicksville is a hamlet within the town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York on Long Island. Valentine Hicks, son-in-law of nationally famous abolitionist and Quaker preacher Elias Hicks, and eventual president of the Long Island Rail Road, bought land in the village in 1834 and turned it into a station stop on the LIRR in 1837. The station became a depot for produce, particularly cucumbers for a Heinz Company plant. After a blight destroyed the cucumber crops, the farmers grew potatoes. It turned into a bustling New York City suburb in the building boom following World War II.
Population: 41,547
Zip Code: 11801
Area Code: 516
Elevation: 148′
Hicksville Chamber of Commerce
