Amityville (/ˈæmɪtivɪl/) is a village in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.

The village maintains its own accredited law enforcement agency the Amityville Police Department.

Huntington settlers first visited the Amityville area in 1653 due to its location to a source of salt hay for use as animal fodder.

Another version says the name was first suggested by mill owner Samuel Ireland to name the town for his boat, the Amity.

World-famous classical composer & pianist Benjamin Britten resided in the village during World War II.

Congregants began holding meeting for St. Mary's Church in 1886, building a Chapel in 1888 by Wesley Ketcham under Rev.

Jay Anson's novel is said to be based on these events but has been the subject of much controversy; the murder case actually happened, but there has been no evidence that the house is or was haunted.

[6][7] The website of the Amityville Historical Society makes no mention of the murders in 1974 or the period that the Lutz family lived at the house.

When the History Channel made its documentary about The Amityville Horror in 2000, no member of the Historical Society would discuss the matter on camera.

[8] The house featured in the novel still exists but has been renovated and the address changed in order to discourage tourists from visiting it.

14.9% of the entire population were foreign-born and 21.6% of residents at least 5 years old spoke a language other than English at home.

Amityville is served by the Babylon Branch of the Long Island Rail Road.

[10] The station is a hub for both NICE and Suffolk County Transit buses in the area:[10][14] Amityville has been a sister city with Le Bourget, France since 1979.