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Welcome to Port Jefferson Station ...

Port Jefferson Station is located in Suffolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Jefferson Station, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.

A typical abbreviation for Port Jefferson Station: Prt. Jefferson Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Port Jefferson Station is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Port Jefferson Station: 631 & 934<3>

The ZIP code for Port Jefferson Station: 11776<4>

Communities near Port Jefferson Station ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Jefferson Station.

  • Bridgeport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
  • Bridgeport
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
  • Stratford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Stratford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
  • Mastic Beach
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Patchogue
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Lake Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Northport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Islandia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brightwaters
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Bellport
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Jefferson Station ...

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

Adding Port Jefferson Station to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Port Jefferson 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 (so far) for Port Jefferson Station was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Port Jefferson Station post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Jefferson 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 Port Jefferson 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 Port Jefferson Station area will be assigned with one of these codes: 631 or 934. As a result, placing a call in the Port Jefferson Station area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Port Jefferson Station). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Port Jefferson Station or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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