Welcome to Riverhead ...

Riverhead is located in Suffolk County<1> and is the County Seat for Suffolk County.

Google driving directions from your current location to Riverhead (Patience, this may take a moment).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Riverhead, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Riverhead is near sea level<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Riverhead: 11901<3>

Communities Also Named Riverhead ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Riverhead - they are located in Florida, Newfoundland and Labrador (9) and Nova Scotia.

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

Websites for Riverhead ...

Official Website: www.riverheadli.com/

Communities near Riverhead ...

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

• Mastic Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastic Beach
  • Mastic Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mastic Beach <4>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Mastic Beach

  From Riverhead to Mastic Beach

• Southampton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
  • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
  • Southampton has also been known as:
  • Southampton village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <4>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Southampton

  From Riverhead to Southampton

• Sag Harbor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Harbor
  • Sag Harbor is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sag Harbor <4>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Sag Harbor

  From Riverhead to Sag Harbor

• Bellport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellport
  • Bellport is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,040 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellport <4>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Bellport

  From Riverhead to Bellport

• Westhampton Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhampton Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Beach
  • Westhampton Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westhampton Beach <4>
• Quogue
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quogue have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quogue
  • Quogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quogue <4>
• North Haven
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
  • North Haven is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to North Haven

  From Riverhead to North Haven

• Shoreham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoreham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoreham
  • Shoreham is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shoreham <4>
• West Hampton Dunes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hampton Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Hampton Dunes
  • West Hampton Dunes is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
• Calverton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calverton
  • Calverton is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calverton <4>

  Google driving directions:

  From your current location to Calverton

  From Riverhead to Calverton

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Riverhead. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Riverhead.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Riverhead ...

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

Adding Riverhead to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Riverhead post office opened in 1855.

We also found Riverhead in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Riverhead.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Riverhead: www.riverheadli.com/

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/