New SuffolkNY
A town of 298, settled in 1890.
Is New Suffolk a good place to live?
72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in New Suffolk, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Of the 759 New York towns we compare, none has a higher average trip to work than New Suffolk. New Suffolk has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
New Suffolk lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 28% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
- New Suffolk Beach
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Yale Bowl and 48 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Suffolk. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
40 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
30 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
32 mi State parkCamp Hero State Park
18 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery
32 mi MuseumYale University Art GalleryPhoto credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Camp Hero State Park: Transpoman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain
Moving to New Suffolk: who provides what
New Suffolk is unincorporated, so Suffolk County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in New Suffolk.
Very low risk in New Suffolk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 87% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A smaller share of residents in New Suffolk live below the poverty line than in the typical New York or U.S. town
2% of New Suffolk residents live below the poverty line, where New York’s towns sit at 9.5% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. New Suffolk’s median household income is $131,000. Most working residents leave New Suffolk for work: only 1% work in town.
| New Suffolk | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $131,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
New Suffolk has four seasons and pleasant summers
New Suffolk has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 24° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A smaller share of adults feel lonely in New Suffolk than in most of New York or the rest of the country
24% of New Suffolk adults feel lonely. New Suffolk beats the New York average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 12% of New Suffolk adults report frequent mental distress.
| New Suffolk | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 81% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | New Suffolk | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
New Suffolk has set aside 0.3% of its land for conservation
0.0 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New Suffolk Waterfront | — | 4 |
| 2. New Suffolk Beach | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in New Suffolk sells for about $2.55M
95% of households own their home in New Suffolk.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about New Suffolk
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of New Suffolk; the nearest are
About 11 of every 100 New Suffolk residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
298 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About New Suffolk
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
New Suffolk is a census-designated place (CDP) that roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The CDP's population was 403 as of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 26 ft
- ZIP code
- 11956
Questions about New Suffolk
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is New Suffolk, NY a good place to live?
New Suffolk has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.