Service Areas Around Bellmore, NY

Bellmore is a hamlet and census-designated place in Nassau County, in the Town of Hempstead, with about 16,000 residents at the 2020 Census. It sits on the South Shore of Long Island, about 6 miles north of Jones Beach State Park, which is why water problems here come from both the bay side and the roof.

This page explains where we dispatch, what is different about each part of the service area and how to reach the line. If you are not sure whether your address is covered, call and ask, because the answer is usually yes for the South Shore towns listed here.

• Bellmore
• North Bellmore
• South Bellmore
• Smithville
• New Bridge
• Freeport

Inside Bellmore: neighborhoods and what each one means for water

North Bellmore adjoins Bellmore, and locals call the two together the Bellmores. South Bellmore is the area south of Merrick Road, and it has the longest flood record. Local press reports from Hurricane Sandy in 2012 describe several feet of water in parts of South Bellmore, and the National Weather Service recorded water up to 4 feet deep in Bellmore during Hurricane Irene in 2011.

Smithville and New Bridge are older named areas of Bellmore. New Bridge takes its name from the bridge south of Merrick Road, which tells you it sits near the water. If your home is in South Bellmore or New Bridge, check your address on the FEMA flood map and ask your insurer whether flood is covered, because a typical homeowners policy does not cover it.

Our office address is 2410 Merrick Road, in the commercial strip that also holds shops and offices. A tenant or landlord on Merrick Road with a wet unit can call the same line, and commercial water damage restoration explains how a business loss is handled.

Freeport, ZIP 11520

Freeport is an incorporated village about three miles west of Bellmore, with its own water department, building department and electric utility. Its canals and marshes mean tidal flooding is part of its record, and the National Weather Service log shows repeated flooding south of Atlantic Avenue. Our Freeport water damage restoration page covers that history, the village contacts and a six-step plan for the minutes before a crew arrives.

Nearby towns we also dispatch to

We also dispatch to Bethpage (ZIP 11714), Rockville Centre (ZIPs 11570 and 11571), Oceanside (ZIP 11572) and Hicksville (ZIPs 11801, 11802, 11815 and 11819). Merrick, Wantagh, Seaford, East Meadow, Massapequa, Levittown, Uniondale, Roosevelt and Hempstead are close enough to reach from Bellmore as well.

We cover these towns from the same dispatch line, but they do not have separate pages here. Water damage is not a town-by-town problem. It follows the source, the materials and the time that passed, so the service pages explain the work, and the line decides who goes where.

How coverage works

Permit and inspection rules differ by municipality. In a village such as Freeport the village Building and Zoning Department handles permits, and in unincorporated Bellmore the Town of Hempstead Building Department does. Permit rules vary, so ask the right department before rebuilding.

Utilities differ too. Freeport runs its own village water department, while in Bellmore your water bill names your supplier. If a service line or meter is involved, call the supplier named on that bill before you call anyone else.

Flood history and what it means for your coverage

The South Shore floods differently from inland Nassau. The National Weather Service records Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011 as sending water up to 4 feet deep into Bellmore, and its Freeport coastal flood log lists later events in December 2022 and January 2024. Local press reports also describe flooding at Newbridge Road and Sunrise Highway after about 5.2 inches of rain in six hours in 2014.

These events matter for coverage as well as cleanup. The New York State Department of Financial Services says a typical homeowners or renter policy does not cover flood damage, and a separate policy through the National Flood Insurance Program may. Ask your insurer what your own policy says, and check the FEMA flood map for your address.

When to call and what to say

Call at any hour. Say where the water is coming from if you know, which rooms are wet and whether anyone has shut off the supply. We explain scope and price before work starts, and we offer same-day response when available. For service pages by cause, see all water damage services.