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Located in: Suffolk County (see below)

Time Zone: Elwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 631 & 934<1>

Elevation: 180 feet [54.86 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Elwood:

Lat:   40.845400°   (or 40°50'43" N)

Lon:   -73.335100°   (or -73°20'6" W)

USGS Topo Map:   Greenlawn<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Elwood

GNIS ID:   949620

FIPS State / Place Code:   36 / 24394

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Elwood)


About Suffolk County

The community of Riverhead is the County Seat for Suffolk County.

From the 2010 US Census     (For more detail, see our Census Page for Suffolk)

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:<5>     1,476,601   (1.19% decrease since 2010)  
2010     1,494,339   (5.28% increase since 2000)
2000:     1,419,369

Total Area:<6>   2,373 sq. miles [6,146.4 km²]   - of which 61.6% is water (1,461 sq. miles [3,784.2 km²])

Housing Units: <7>   569,985

Official Website:   https://www.suffolkcountyny.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Suffolk

GNIS ID:   974149

FIPS State / County Code:   36 / 103

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Elwood)


About New York

From the US Census

Population

YearPopulation
2019 Est:     19,463,131   (0.44% increase since 2010)  
2010:     19,378,102   (2.12% increase since 2000)
2000:     18,976,457

Websites for State of New York

Official Website:   https://www.ny.gov/

Tourism:   https://www.iloveny.com/

Parks:   https://parks.ny.gov/

Fishing:   https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/freshwater-fishing

Hunting:   https://dec.ny.gov/things-to-do/hunting

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New York

GNIS ID:   1779796

FIPS State:   36

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Elwood)

Footnotes ...

<1>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 631 code has been Overlayed with the 934 area code. New phone numbers in the Elwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 631 or 934. As a result, placing a call in the Elwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Elwood, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Elwood.
<5>Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Elwood. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).