Welcome to Brightwaters ...

The village of Brightwaters is located in Suffolk County<1>.

The location of Brightwaters has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Brightwaters, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Brightwaters has a population of 3,062 people<3> (see below for details).

Brightwaters is near sea level<4>.

Time Zone: Brightwaters lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Brightwaters had an population of 3,062 people. This is a decrease of 1.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Brightwaters had a population of 3,103 people. This makes Brightwaters the county's 20th most populous community.

The population of Brightwaters represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 683rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,103 people, the population of Brightwaters decreased 4.46% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,248 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Brightwaters.

Communities near Brightwaters ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Brightwaters.

• Hempstead
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <5>
• Freeport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
• Lindenhurst
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <5>
• Mineola
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <5>
• Massapequa Park
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massapequa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapequa Park
  • Massapequa Park is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massapequa Park <5>
• Westbury
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
  • Westbury is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbury <5>
• Patchogue
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchogue
  • Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patchogue <5>
• Lake Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
  • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <5>
• Amityville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amityville
  • Amityville is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amityville <5>
• Farmingdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmingdale
  • Farmingdale is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmingdale <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Brightwaters. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Brightwaters.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Brightwaters. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Brightwaters.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Brightwaters. See our Newspapers Page for Brightwaters.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Brightwaters ...

Looking for more information about Brightwaters? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Brightwaters, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Brightwaters.

Adding Brightwaters to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Brightwaters in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Brightwaters was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Brightwaters post office opened in 1912.

We also found Brightwaters on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for New York (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Brightwaters.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brightwaters. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/