Nassau County
| Years | Title | Call number |
| 1913 - 1975 | Nassau White Pages Through Great Neck Library |
Freely available online |
| 1913 - 1976 | Nassau White Pages | *ZAN-13682K |
| 1957 - 1976 | Nassau Classified/Yellow | *ZAN-13682L |
| 1975 - 2005 | White pages and classified | Phonefiche + Nassau County NY + years *Not listed in the catalog. Request at the Reference Desk or by email. |
| 1971 - 2000 | Cole's Cross Reference Directory, Nassau County | Request in Room 121 |
| Current Year | Reference USA. Current listings, residential and business. Includes historical file for businesses starting with 2003. |
Online with library card |
| Current Year | Nassau County Verizon yellow pages, business and residential. |
Freely available online |
Suffolk County
| Years | Title | Call number |
| 1928 - 1977 | Suffolk White Pages | *ZAN-13682S |
| 1962 - 1974 | Suffolk Classified/Yellow Pages | *ZAN-13682T |
| 1972 - 1975 | Suffolk White and Yellow Pages | *ZAN-13682U |
| 1975 - 2005 | White pages and classified. | Phonefiche + Suffolk County NY + years *Not listed in the catalog. Request at the Reference Desk or by email. |
| 1970 - 2019 | Cole's Cross Reference Directory: Suffolk County | Request in Room 121 |
| Current Year | Reference Solutions Current listings, residential and business. Includes historical file for businesses starting with 2003. |
Online with library card. |
| Current Year |
Eastern Suffolk |
Freely available online. |
Suffolk, Nassau and Queens supplementary directories 1910 - 1951, incomplete.
See contents note in Catalog.
Westchester County
| Years | Title | Call Number |
| 1956- 1975, 1983 | Westchester County (various communities) See contents note in Catalog. |
*ZAN-13682V |
| 1915-1983 |
Westchester White Pages |
*ZAN-13682W |
| 1975 - 2005 | White pages and classified. |
"Phonefiche + Westchester County NY + years" *Not listed in the catalog. |
| 1973 - 2018 | Cole's Cross Reference Directory: Westchester-Putnam counties |
Request in Room 121 |
| Current Year | Reference Solutions - residential and business Includes historical file for businesses starting with 2003. |
Online with library card |
| Current Year |
Northern Westchester-Putnam Counties |
Freely available online |
Additional Resources
For other Metro localities, see the NYC and Metro Shelflist.
United States Telephone Directories. ReCAP 12-29922
Offsite, delivery only - no scanning requests through catalog.
Boxes with white and yellow pages often not clearly identified
Check Inventory and request by box number through Catalog.
See Also
City Directories of the United States 1861 -1960 (microfilm *ZAN-G67)
More than 1200 cities, towns, and counties are represented.
Directories are shelved by city.
Guide/Index to City Directories of the United States (PDF of print guide)
***U.S. City Directories on Microfilm - Library of Congress - lists coverage by state.
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