Welcome to Huntington Station ...
Huntington Station is located in Suffolk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Huntington Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1912.
A typical abbreviation for Huntington Station: Huntington Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Huntington Station is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Huntington Station lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Huntington Station: 631 & 934<3>
Communities near Huntington Station ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Huntington Station.
- Stamford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stamford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
- Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
- Norwalk
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Norwalk
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- New Rochelle
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Greenwich
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Greenwich is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,769 people
- Hempstead
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Freeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harrison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Port Chester
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Huntington Station. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Huntington Station.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Huntington Station. 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 Huntington Station.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Huntington Station. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Huntington Station.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Huntington Station ...
Looking for more information about Huntington Station? 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 Huntington Station, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Huntington Station.
Adding Huntington Station to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Huntington Station 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 Huntington Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Huntington Station post office opened in 1912.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Huntington Station.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Huntington Station - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Huntington Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 631 or 934. As a result, placing a call in the Huntington Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |