Huntington, New York
32 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 Huntington quadrangle. 19,645 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 75 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 Huntington
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 12 of 35 shown
Bethel AME Church and Manselisted 1985
Carll Houselisted 1985
Commack Methodist Church and Cemeterylisted 1985
Eatons Neck Lightlisted 1973
Fort Golgotha and the Old Burial Hill Cemeterylisted 1981
Gilsey Mansionlisted 1985
Heckscher Parklisted 1985
Jarvis-Fleet Houselisted 1985
B. Ketchum Houselisted 1985
Joseph Lloyd Houselisted 1976
Isaac Losee Houselisted 1985
Old First Churchlisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 32 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
- 1947 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Huntington 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 Huntington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
298 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 298 fires within 5 miles of Huntington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 169 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 64 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 | 156 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 64 |
| Natural | 33 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 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 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 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 |
| 3 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 24 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
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 Huntington: 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
21 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huntington in 21 storm reports between 1994 and 2019: 9 thunderstorm wind, 8 flash flood, 3 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | $4,000 | Large tree down on Bogart Street between Evergreen Avenue and Depot Road. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Huntington | $3,000 | Trees and wires were reported down in Huntington Station. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Huntington | $1,000 | A 68 mph wind gust was measured. In addition, there was damage to roof siding and branches down. |
| October 2017 | Flash Flood | South Huntington | - | A car was stuck in flood waters on Crandon Street in Melville. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | East Huntington | - | Route 110 was flooded in both directions with all lanes closed at the intersection of Railroad Street and Broadway in Huntington Station. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | West Huntington | - | West 11th Street was closed due to flooding from 6th Avenue to Railroad Street in Huntington Station. |
| October 2010 | Flash Flood | East Huntington | - | New York Avenue was closed at Creek Rd. and Nassau Rd. in Huntington due to flooding. |
| July 2007 | Flash Flood | Huntington | - | Flash flooding occurred along portions of Route 110 in Huntington. |
| July 2005 | Flash Flood | Huntington | - | Flash flooding of streets resulted in motorists having to be rescued from their cars. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | A spotter reported an estimated 58 MPH wind gust near the intersection of Route 110 and Jericho Turnpike near Huntington at 6:30 pm. Police reported that strong winds knocked down several trees and power lines in Northport and Melville at 6:40 pm. |
| May 1994 | Hail | Huntington | - | A squall line developed in a very warm and unstable airmass during the late afternoon hours. Numerous reports of pea- and marble-size hail were received along with several observations of 3/4 inch hail. No damage was reported with any of this events. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Flood | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Flash Flood | South Huntington | - | no account filed |
| December 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | no account filed |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huntington | - | no account filed |
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 Station | 1.3 miles | 32 | |
| Fort Hill | 1.3 miles | 31 | |
| Halesite | 1.5 miles | 31 | |
| Cold Spring Harbor | 1.7 miles | 32 | |
| Huntington Bay | 2.3 miles | 31 | |
| Lefferts Mill | 2.4 miles | 31 | |
| Wincoma | 2.4 miles | 31 | |
| Centerport | 2.9 miles | 31 |
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 Huntington | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3776128 | 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 953488. 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.













