Halesite, New York
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Huntington town. It lies in ZIP code area 11743. The Survey maps it on the Lloyd Harbor quadrangle. 2,527 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 26 feet above sea level.
Then and now
1901 to 1984The same ground, surveyed 83 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.


On record in Halesite
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
East Shore Road Historic Districtlisted 1985
Population over time
2 figuresHalesite grew from 2,498 to 2,527 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2,498 | |
| 2020 | 2,527 | +29 (+1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 31 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1901 USGS Northport quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Northport quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1904 USGS Islip quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1942 USGS Islip quadrangle1:125000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Lloyd Harbor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Lloyd Harbor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
271 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 271 fires within 5 miles of Halesite between 1992 and 2020, burning about 158 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 60 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 142 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 60 |
| Natural | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 5 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 4 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 23 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 21 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | NA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Halesite: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hills Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| West Hills Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
18 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Halesite in 18 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 16 flash flood, 1 lightning, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Lightning | Halesite | $100,000 | A lightning strike resulted in a major house fire in Huntington. All family members escaped unharmed. |
| August 2024 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | Water rescue due to stranded motorist in flood waters on New York Ave. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | NY 110 is closed due to flooding between Mill Lane and Prime Avenue and near Madiosn Street at Heckscher Park. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | Route 110 closed in both directions due to flooding between Park Avenue (CR-35) and Prime Avenue in Huntington. |
| December 2018 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | All lanes of Route 110 were closed in both directions due to flooding between Prime Avenue and Anchorage Lane in Huntington. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | A car was stuck in water up to its' hood in Halesite. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | Route 25A was flooded and impassable from Prime Avenue to Sabbath Day Path in Huntington with cars stuck in flood waters. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | Creek Road was flooded and impassable in Huntington. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | Madison Street by New York Avenue was closed due to flooding in Huntington. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | In Huntington, the intersections of Rt. 110 at Pulaski Rd. and Mill Dam Rd. at Park Ave. were closed due to flooding. |
| March 2010 | Flood | Halesite | - | Route 110 in Halesite was closed in both directions between Mill Dam Rd. and Prime Avenue. |
| May 2008 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | Flooding was reported along Route 110 near Park Avenue in Halesite, NY. Water was up to the car bumpers. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | Route 110 was closed in both directions at Creek Rd. due to flooding. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | A car was stranded in high waters on New York Ave. near Creek Rd. in Huntington. The 2 passengers inside the vehicle were rescued by fellow citizens. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | Four people had to be rescued from their SUV at the intersection of New York Ave. and Creek Rd. in Halesite after it became stranded in 4 ft. of standing water. The intersection was then closed off to traffic. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | New York Ave. was closed in Halesite due to flooding. |
| August 2008 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | A school bus became stuck in high waters (up to the bumper) at the intersection of Creek Rd. and New York Ave. in Halesite. At least 4 children were rescued by the local fire department. |
| March 2007 | Flash Flood | Halesite | - | Multiple Roads Closed. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Bay | 0.8 miles | 31 | |
| Fort Hill | 0.8 miles | 31 | |
| Wincoma | 1.2 miles | 31 | |
| Huntington | 1.5 miles | 32 | |
| Lefferts Mill | 1.8 miles | 31 | |
| Huntington Beach | 1.8 miles | 31 | |
| Centerport | 2.1 miles | 31 | |
| Huntington Station | 2.4 miles | 32 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Halesite | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3462111 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 952018. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.












