Welcome to Shoreham ...

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

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shoreham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shoreham has a population of 532 people<3> (see below for details).

Shoreham is 70 feet [21 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shoreham had an population of 532 people. This is an increase of 0.19% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 27.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shoreham had a population of 531 people. This makes Shoreham the county's 37th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 531 people, the population of Shoreham increased 27.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 417 people).

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

Communities Also Named Shoreham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Shoreham - they are located in Michigan, Minnesota (2) and Vermont.

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

Communities near Shoreham ...

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

• Mastic Beach
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastic Beach
  • Mastic Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mastic Beach <5>
• Patchogue
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchogue
  • Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patchogue <5>
• Lake Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
  • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <5>
• Port Jefferson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jefferson
  • Port Jefferson is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jefferson <5>
• Islandia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandia
  • Islandia is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Islandia <5>
• Bellport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • 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 <5>
• Westhampton Beach
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhampton Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
• The Branch
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Branch
  • The Branch is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • The Branch has also been known as:
  • Village of the Branch
• Nissequogue
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nissequogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nissequogue
  • Nissequogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,727 people
• Pine Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
  • Pine Valley is located in Suffolk County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shoreham ...

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

Adding Shoreham to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shoreham post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shoreham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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