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Welcome to Lloyd Harbor ...

The coastal village of Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lloyd Harbor, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

A typical abbreviation for Lloyd Harbor: Lloyd Hbr. (or less commonly used: Lloyd Harb. or Lloyd Hrbr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Lloyd Harbor has a population of 3,662 people<2> (see below for details).

Lloyd Harbor is near sea level<3>.

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

Area Codes for Lloyd Harbor: 631 & 934<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Lloyd Harbor had an population of 3,662 people (or a decrease of 0.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Lloyd Harbor had a population of 3,660 people. This makes Lloyd Harbor the county's 17th most populous community.

The population of Lloyd Harbor represents 0.02% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 605th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,660 people, the population of Lloyd Harbor has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,675 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Lloyd Harbor.

Communities near Lloyd Harbor ...

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

  • Stamford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamford
    • Stamford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 131,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stamford <5>
  • Stamford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
    • Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwalk <5>
  • Norwalk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mount Vernon
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Greenwich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  • White Plains
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hempstead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Freeport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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 Lloyd Harbor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lloyd Harbor.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lloyd Harbor. 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 Lloyd Harbor.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lloyd Harbor ...

Looking for more information about Lloyd Harbor? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lloyd Harbor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lloyd Harbor.

Adding Lloyd Harbor to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lloyd Harbor 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 Lloyd Harbor was on a map titled Road Map for New York (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lloyd Harbor.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Lloyd Harbor.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lloyd Harbor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Lloyd Harbor area will be assigned with one of these codes: 631 or 934. As a result, placing a call in the Lloyd Harbor area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.