Wading River, New York
Wading River, New York | |
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The c.1820 Tuthill-Lapham House | |
Wading River Wading River Wading River | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′9″N 72°49′48″W / 40.95250°N 72.83000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Suffolk |
| Town | Brookhaven and Riverhead |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.51 sq mi (32.41 km2) |
| • Land | 9.78 sq mi (25.33 km2) |
| • Water | 2.73 sq mi (7.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,731 |
| • Density | 790.4/sq mi (305.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 11792 |
| Area codes | 631, 934 |
| FIPS code | 36-77772 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0968624 |
| Website | www.brookhavenny.gov |
Wading River is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the 2020 census, Wading River had a population of 7,731. It is adjacent to Shoreham and shares a school district.
Most of Wading River lies within the Town of Riverhead, but a small portion is in the Town of Brookhaven. The name of the hamlet comes from the original Algonquian name for the area, Pauquaconsuk, meaning "the place where we wade for thick, round-shelled clams". It was also previously known as “Lonsefekwa”. "Wading in the River" or Wading River was adopted by the first English colonists.