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East Shoreham, New York | |
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Coordinates: 40°57′1″N72°53′7″W / 40.95028°N 72.88528°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Suffolk |
Area | |
• Total | 6.71 sq mi (17.37 km2) |
• Land | 5.40 sq mi (13.98 km2) |
• Water | 1.31 sq mi (3.39 km2) |
Elevation | 121 ft (37 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 6,841 |
• Density | 1,267.09/sq mi (489.20/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern Time Zone) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 |
ZIP Codes | 11786 |
Area code(s) | 631, 934 |
FIPS code | 36-22980 |
GNIS feature ID | 1867403 |
East Shoreham is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Suffolk County town of Brookhaven, New York, United States. The population was 6,841 at the 2020 census. [2]
Sited in East Shoreham, the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant was approved for Shoreham in 1973, but it was later decommissioned as the result of public protest. The builder, Long Island Lighting Company (LILCO), was partially reimbursed for money spent on construction. [3] The municipal bonds that were floated to reimburse the builder are being paid off by a special levy on the electric bills of residents of Long Island. [4] In 2022, estimates calculated the debt had grown from just under $8 billion to over $9 billion – more than $8,000 per ratepayer. [5]
East Shoreham is located on the North Shore of Long Island, by Long Island Sound. It is approximately 100 km (70 miles) from New York City. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 13.9 square kilometres (5.4 sq mi), all land. East Shoreham and the adjoining village of Shoreham share a post office, which has 11786 as the zip code. Despite its official name, East Shoreham is invariably referred to by its inhabitants as "Shoreham", while the adjoining village is often called "Shoreham Village".
East Shoreham is bordered to the east by Wading River in the town of Riverhead, to the south by Ridge, to the southwest by Rocky Point, to the west by the village of Shoreham.
At the 2020 census, [6] there were 6,841 people in 2,023 households inside of the CDP. The population density was 1,267.1 inhabitants per square mile (489.2/km2). There were 1,934 housing units at an average density of 357.6 per square mile (138.1/km2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 88.6% White, 3.5% African American, 0.13% Native American, 3.4% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 3.23% from other races, and 3.6% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.2% of the population.
There were 1,787 households, of which 48.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.6% were married couples living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 11.1% were non-families. 9.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.20 and the average family size was 3.40.
29.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.9 males.
The median income was $85,916 and the median family income was $88,020. Males had a median income of $61,359 and females $35,536. The per capita income was $29,485. About 3.4% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty threshold, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.
Shoreham, East Shoreham and the neighboring hamlet of Wading River form the Shoreham-Wading River School District.
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