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Welcome to North Great River ...

North Great River is located in Suffolk County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for North Great River: N. Great Riv.

North Great River is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for North Great River: 631 & 934<3>

Communities near North Great River ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near North Great River.

  • Lindenhurst
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Massapequa Park
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Mastic Beach
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Patchogue
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Babylon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Amityville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Farmingdale
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Port Jefferson
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Northport
    (14 miles [22.5 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 North Great River. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for North Great River.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for North Great River ...

Looking for more information about North Great River? 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 North Great River, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for North Great River.

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 North Great River - 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 North Great River area will be assigned with one of these codes: 631 or 934. As a result, placing a call in the North Great River 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.