Great River, New York

Great River, New York
Hamlet and census-designated place
Motto:  The Best Is Yet To Come
U.S. Census map
Great River, New York Location within the state of New York
Coordinates: 40°43′29″N 73°9′36″W / 40.72472°N 73.16000°W / 40.72472; -73.16000
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Suffolk
Town	Islip
Area [1]
• Total	5.79 sq mi (15.01 km2)
• Land	4.18 sq mi (10.84 km2)
• Water	1.61 sq mi (4.17 km2)
Elevation	13 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,005
• Density	479.09/sq mi (184.96/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	11739
Area code	631
FIPS code	36-30235
GNIS feature ID	0951648

Great River is a suburban hamlet and CDP in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is situated approximately 50 miles (80 km) (55 mi driving) east of New York City on the South Shore of Long Island, adjoining the Great South Bay, protected from the Atlantic Ocean by Fire Island.

Great River's name is a translation of "Connetquot," an Algonquian word for "Great River." Prior to the 1900s Great River was primarily home to wealthy families on mansion estates. As of the 2010 census, the population of Great River was 1,489.^[2]

Great River's buildings include a New York City-style steak house in a turn of the century (20th) Public house, a delicatessen, a rural delivery post office and the Great River Fire Department.