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History · North Patchogue

Half of North Patchogue’s homes were built after 1962

Most of North Patchogue was built recently: 9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1962. Below: maps from 1902 on.

0on the National Register
9%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about North Patchogue’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of North Patchogue are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19025 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1967. Watch North Patchogue change.Old housesHalf of North Patchogue’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how North Patchogue’s history is told.

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On the map

North Patchogue on the map, 1902 to 1967

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of North Patchogue. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

North Patchogue on the 1902 USGS mapNorth Patchogue on the 1919 USGS mapNorth Patchogue on the 1947 USGS mapNorth Patchogue on the 1956 USGS mapNorth Patchogue on the 1967 USGS map1902Setauket sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of North Patchogue.

The story so far

North Patchogue, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of North Patchogue yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

North Patchogue (, PATCH-awg) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Brookhaven on Long Island, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Patchogue had a population of 6,751.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 7,246 to 6,751 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

North Patchogue, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to North Patchogue

Nobody well known was born in North Patchogue itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jodi PicoultAmerican author · b. 1966
Kevin ConnollyAmerican actor · b. 1974
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Joe ScallyAmerican soccer player · b. 2002
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Daniel J. BernsteinAmerican German mathematician, cryptologist and… · b. 1971
Frank CoraciAmerican film director · b. 1966
Jane MonheitAmerican singer · b. 1977
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

HoltsvilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPatchogue4 historic placesA−East Patchogue3 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlue PointIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHolbrookIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBrookhaven52 historic placesA−Islip27 historic placesA−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (9) and U.S. Geological Survey historical maps. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.