Northport, 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 11768. It lies near Bird Island. The Survey maps it on the Northport quadrangle.
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 Northport
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 5 records
US Post Office-Northportlisted 1989- Stanley H. Lowndes Houselisted 2019
- Northport Public Librarylisted 1996
- Northport Veterans Administration Hospital Historic Districtlisted 2012
- St. Paul's Methodist Episcopal Churchlisted 2021
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 Northport quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Northport quadrangle1:24000, 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 Northport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS New York quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Long Island West quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
373 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 373 fires within 5 miles of Northport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 182 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 56 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 | 247 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 56 |
| Natural | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | N/A |
| 8 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
| 6 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Fire Department of New York | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Northport: 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Head Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North East Mine, Inc. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| North East Mines Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Park Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| R Rchleider Contracting Corp. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schleider Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Schleider Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| West Hills Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Northport in 15 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 lightning, 2 hail. The reports record 1 injury. 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 | Lightning | Northport | 1 hurt | Person was struck by lightning on Ocean Avenue in the village of Northport. The person had minor injuries. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northport | $50,000 | At least 50 trees were reported downed in the area. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northport | $4,000 | Multiple trees and wires down across East Northport NY. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northport | $4,000 | A large tree down on Ketay Drive North. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northport | $4,000 | Multiple trees down on Soma Lane. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Northport | $3,000 | Large tree down and uprooted on Bayley Place at Hayrick Lane in Commack NY. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northport | $1,000 | Trees were downed at Woodvine Avenue and Fox Lane. |
| December 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Northport | - | Mesonet site in Asharoken measured a 53 knot wind gust. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Northport | - | Video shows road flooding with stranded vehicle on Main Street in Northport NY. |
| August 2017 | Flash Flood | Northport | - | Cars were stuck in water on Locust Road in the Crab Meadow section of Northport. |
| October 2010 | Flash Flood | East Northport | - | Townline Rd. between Clay Pitts Rd. and Pulaski Rd in Commack, Old Northport Rd. between Indian Head Rd. and Old Commack Rd. in Kings Park and portions of Route 25A in Fort Salonga were closed due to flooding. Rainfall totals ranged up to 3.21 inches in Centerport. |
| August 2008 | Hail | Northport | - | Quarter size hail was reported at Sunken Meadow State Park. |
| August 2005 | Flash Flood | Northport | - | Thunderstorms caused flash flooding of roads in Northport and Centerport. Radar rainfall estimates were 3 to 5 inches in only two hours time. |
| June 2015 | Hail | Northport | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Lightning | Northport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Valley | 0.8 miles | 32 | |
| Crab Meadow | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| East Northport | 1.9 miles | 32 | |
| Centerport | 2.1 miles | 31 | |
| Asharoken | 2.1 miles | 32 | |
| Huntington Beach | 2.1 miles | 31 | |
| Fort Salonga | 2.4 miles | 32 | |
| Middleville | 2.5 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 958968. 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.













