Wading River, New York | |
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 The c.1820 Tuthill-Lapham House | |
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| Coordinates: 40°57′9″N 72°49′48″W / 40.95250°N 72.83000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Suffolk |
| Town | Brookhaven and Riverhead |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.52 sq mi (32.41 km2) |
| • Land | 9.78 sq mi (25.33 km2) |
| • Water | 2.73 sq mi (7.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,731 |
| • Density | 790.41/sq mi (305.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 11792 |
| Area code(s) | 631, 934 |
| FIPS code | 36-77772 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0968624 |
| Website | www.brookhavenny.gov |
Wading River is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2010 census, the CDP population was 7,719.[2] It is adjacent to Shoreham and shares a school district.
Most of Wading River lies within the Town of Riverhead, but a small portion is in the Town of Brookhaven. The name of the hamlet comes from the original Algonquian name for the area, Pauquaconsuk, meaning "the place where we wade for thick, round-shelled clams". It was also previously known as “Lonsefekwa”. "Wading in the River" or Wading River was adopted by the first English colonists.
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Wading River CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2013.