Moriches, New York

Moriches, New York
Moriches Inlet aerial view. Moriches pictured there-above
Moriches Inlet aerial view. Moriches pictured there-above
Nickname: 
AntiHamptons
Motto: 
Long Island's Best Kept Secret
Moriches is located in Long Island
Moriches
Moriches
Location in state of New York
Moriches is located in New York
Moriches
Moriches
Moriches (New York)
Coordinates: 40°48′10″N 72°49′21″W / 40.80278°N 72.82250°W / 40.80278; -72.82250
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountySuffolk
Area
 • Total2.30 sq mi (5.96 km2)
 • Land2.07 sq mi (5.37 km2)
 • Water0.23 sq mi (0.59 km2)
Elevation
23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total3,026
 • Density1,460.42/sq mi (563.87/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00
ZIP Code
11955
Area code(s)631, 934
FIPS code36-48450
GNIS feature ID0970369

Moriches (/mˈrɪɪz/ moh-RITCH-iz)[2] is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Suffolk County town of Brookhaven, New York, United States. The population was 2,838 at the 2010 census.[3]

  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. Retrieved November 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Moriches CDP, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved January 3, 2013.

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