Shinnecock Reservation, New York | |
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Coordinates: 40°52′28″N 72°25′54″W / 40.87444°N 72.43167°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Suffolk |
Area | |
• Total | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
• Land | 1.3 sq mi (3.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
Elevation | 203 ft (62 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 819 |
• Density | 626.5/sq mi (241.9/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 11968 |
Area code | 631 |
Shinnecock Reservation is a Native American reservation for members of the Shinnecock Indian Nation in the town of Southampton in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is the most easterly of the two Native American reservations in Suffolk County; the other being Poospatuck Reservation in the town of Brookhaven. It lies on the east side of Shinnecock Bay on southeastern Long Island, near Tuckahoe, Shinnecock Hills, and the village of Southampton. The population was 819 as of the 2020 census. Roughly that many tribal members additionally live off the reservation.