Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:22 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:14 am – 4:29 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 68°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 25°F38 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month September19 in of snow a year, on about 7 days9 days above 90°F, 88 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Farmingdale Ap station, 4 mi away; snow from Mineola
Nearby landmarksGreat Neckcape · 2.0 miAvon Lakelake · under a mileLittle Neckcape · 2.8 miPeter J Schmitt Massapequa Preserve Trailheadpark · 2.3 miGilgo Beachbeach · 4.7 miUnqua Lakelake · 1.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsField Of Dreams Parkstate park · under a mileGilgo State Parkstate park · 4.0 mi · 2,800 acresMarjorie R Post Parkpark · 1.5 miBethpage State Parkstate park · 4.2 mi · 1,455 acresAmityville Village Landspark · 1.7 miBelmont Lake State Parkstate park · 4.6 mi · 512 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Oct 198530 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202535 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighSuffolk County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighCoastal flooding Very HighLightning Very HighIce storm Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality73% of days had good air in 2025265 of 365 days measured95 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 41, worst day 154main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Suffolk County monitors, NY
Drinking waterSuffolk County Water Authorityserves 1,100,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation27 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalSaint Joseph Hospital4.6 miPost officeAmityville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallAmityville Village Hallunder a milePoliceAmityville Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationAmityville Volunteer Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi19 schools11 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 3 otherSchoolSaint Martin of Tours Schoolunder a mileElementaryPark Avenue Memorial Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleEdmund Miles Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeAviation Center at Farmingdale State College3.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLong Island MacArthur Airport ISP18 miMajor airportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK19 miInterstateI-4956.8 miUS highwayUS 124 miAmtrakNew Rochelle, NY NRO25 miRailAmityvilleMTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA LIRR)under a mileCoachMelville, NY (LIE Exit 49 Park & Ride)OurBus6.9 miTransit42 stops within a mileSuffolk County Transit (SCT), Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11708 ZIP area.
