Mount Sinai, New York
Mount Sinai, New York | |
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The c.1807 Mount Sinai Congregational Church | |
U.S. Census map | |
Mount Sinai Location within the state of New York Mount Sinai Mount Sinai (New York) Mount Sinai Mount Sinai (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 40°56′19″N 73°1′7″W / 40.93861°N 73.01861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Suffolk |
| Area | |
• Total | 7.44 sq mi (19.27 km2) |
| • Land | 6.00 sq mi (15.54 km2) |
| • Water | 1.44 sq mi (3.73 km2) |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,623 |
| • Density | 1,937.4/sq mi (748.02/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern Time Zone) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 |
| ZIP Code | 11766 |
| Area codes | 631, 934 |
| FIPS code | 36-49066 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0957909 |
Mount Sinai is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Brookhaven, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mount Sinai had a population of 11,623. The hamlet is located on the North Shore of Long Island.
Mount Sinai was first settled in the 1660s and was known by the name of Old Mans until a name change in the 1840s. Initially an agricultural hamlet, it transitioned into a popular resort town in the late-19th century and developed into a suburb of New York City in the mid-20th century. While primarily a residential community, the hamlet contains Mount Sinai Harbor and its popular public beach, Cedar Beach.