Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 7 min5:20 am – 8:26 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 14 min7:12 am – 4:26 pm
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People48 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 20.80 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 38°F, lows 21°F50 in of rain a yearwettest month March32 in of snow a year, on about 13 days5 days above 90°F, 118 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Upton Coop - Nwsfo New York station, 1 mi away; snow from Islip Li Macarthur Ap
Parks and public landsLongwood Pine Barrens State Foreststate conservation land · under a mile · 165 acresBrookhaven State Parkstate park · 3.0 mi · 1,650 acresSmith Estate Parkpark · under a mileRidge Conservation Areastate conservation land · 2.2 mi · 190 acresBrookhaven Pine Barrens State Foreststate conservation land · 2.3 miRocky Point Pine Barrens State Foreststate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 5,796 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 21 Oct 198125 mi away, near Madison Center, ConnecticutMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Oct 199139 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 waterBrookhaven National Laboratoryserves 3,500 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation109 ft33 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk7.6 miPost officeUpton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallShoreham Village Hall6.8 miPoliceSuffolk County Police Department Seventh Precinct1.8 miFire stationRidge Fire Department Company 21.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 middleMiddleLongwood Junior High School1.3 miCollegeSuffolk County Community College Ammerman Campus8.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLong Island MacArthur Airport ISP12 miMajor airportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK49 miInterstateI-4951.2 miUS highwayUS 126 miAmtrakNew Rochelle, NY NRO47 miRailYaphankMTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA LIRR)3.2 miCoachFarmingville, NY (Park & Ride at exit 63 on Ocean Avenue)OurBus7.5 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11973 ZIP area.
