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East Moriches, New York

East Moriches, New York
Motto: 
Long Island's Best Kept Secret
U.S. Census map
U.S. Census map
Coordinates: 40°48′23″N 72°45′24″W / 40.80639°N 72.75667°W / 40.80639; -72.75667
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySuffolk
TownBrookhaven
Area
 • Total
6.01 sq mi (15.57 km2)
 • Land5.43 sq mi (14.06 km2)
 • Water0.58 sq mi (1.51 km2)
Elevation
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
5,946
 • Density1,095.43/sq mi (422.93/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00
ZIP Code
11940
Area code(s)631, 934
FIPS code36-22546
GNIS feature ID0970099

East Moriches (/mˈrɪɪz/ moh-RITCH-iz)[2] is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States near the south coast of Long Island. The population was 5,249 at the 2010 census.[3]

The name Moriches comes from Meritces, a Native American who owned land on The Moriches Neck.[4]

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. Norman: University of Oklahoma. p. 298. ISBN 0806135980. Archived from the original on February 15, 2016. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): East Moriches CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2012.
  4. ^ The Indian Place-Names on Long Island and Islands Adjacent, with Their Probably Significations. Tooker, William Wallace. pp 144-145 [1] Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine

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