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Welcome to Northport ...

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


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Northport, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Northport has a population of 7,273 people<3> (see below for details).

Northport is 140 feet [43 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Northport had an population of 7,273 people. This is a decrease of 1.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Northport had a population of 7,401 people. This makes Northport the county's 16th most populous community.

The population of Northport represents 0.04% of the total population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 326th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,401 people, the population of Northport decreased 2.7% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 7,606 people).

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

Communities Also Named Northport ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Northport - they are located in Alabama, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Washington and Wisconsin (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northport.

Communities near Northport ...

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

  • Stamford
    (14 miles [22.5 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stamford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    (15 miles [24.1 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
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  • 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.<2> 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
  • Fairfield
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
  • Hempstead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Port Chester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Westport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,444 people
  • Glen Cove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Northport. Our list includes 13 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Northport.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northport ...

Looking for more information about Northport? 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 Northport, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Northport.

Adding Northport to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northport 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 Northport was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Northport post office opened in 1840.

We also found Northport in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northport.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Northport. 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/

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 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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Northport.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Northport - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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