East Moriches, New York | |
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| Motto: Long Island's Best Kept Secret | |
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| Coordinates: 40°48′23″N 72°45′24″W / 40.80639°N 72.75667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Suffolk |
| Town | Brookhaven |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.01 sq mi (15.57 km2) |
| • Land | 5.43 sq mi (14.06 km2) |
| • Water | 0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,946 |
| • Density | 1,095.43/sq mi (422.93/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 |
| ZIP Code | 11940 |
| Area code(s) | 631, 934 |
| FIPS code | 36-22546 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0970099 |
East Moriches (/moʊˈrɪtʃɪz/ moh-RITCH-iz)[2] is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States near the south coast of Long Island. The population was 5,249 at the 2010 census.[3]
The name Moriches comes from Meritces, a Native American who owned land on Moriches Neck.[4]
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma. p. 298. ISBN 0806135980. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): East Moriches CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
- ^ The Indian Place-Names on Long Island and Islands Adjacent, with Their Probably Significations. Tooker, William Wallace. pp 144-145 [1] Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine