Yaphank, New York
Yaphank, New York | |
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The historic Swezey-Avey House on the southeast bank of Upper Yaphank Lake | |
U.S. Census map | |
Yaphank Location within the state of New York Yaphank Yaphank (New York) | |
| Coordinates: 40°50′7″N 72°55′45″W / 40.83528°N 72.92917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Suffolk |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.8 sq mi (35.7 km2) |
| • Land | 13.7 sq mi (35.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,974 |
| • Density | 437/sq mi (169/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 11980 |
| Area codes | 631, 934 |
| FIPS code | 36-83426 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0971807 |
Yaphank (/ˈjæpæŋk/) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Yaphank had a population of 5,974.
Yaphank is located in the south part of the Town of Brookhaven. It is served by the Longwood Central School District, except for extreme southwestern Yaphank, which is served by the South Country Central School District.
In the 1930s, Yaphank was a center of American Nazism where Camp Siegfried drew up to a thousand weekly visitors from New York City for pro-Nazi rallies and vacationing.