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History · Port Jefferson Station

Port Jefferson Station’s post office opened in 1910

Most of Port Jefferson Station was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1968. Below: 1 old photo or paper and maps from 1902 on.

1910first post office
0on the National Register
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Quick answers

How Port Jefferson Station began

When was Port Jefferson Station founded?

1910

The Port Jefferson Station post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 7,950116 years
Founding year: the first Port Jefferson Station post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Port Jefferson Station’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19025 editions of the USGS map, 1902 to 1967. Watch Port Jefferson Station change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Port Jefferson Station’s history is told.

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On the map

Port Jefferson Station on the map, 1902 to 1967

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

Port Jefferson Station on the 1902 USGS mapPort Jefferson Station on the 1919 USGS mapPort Jefferson Station on the 1947 USGS mapPort Jefferson Station on the 1955 USGS mapPort Jefferson Station 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 Port Jefferson Station.

The story

How Port Jefferson Station came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Port Jefferson Station.

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The area now known as Port Jefferson Station was first called by the Native American name Comsewogue. The name "Echo" was also used. The first Colonial resident, William Tooker, had arrived by 1750.

In 1873, the Long Island Rail Road arrived to provide service to nearby Port Jefferson, providing the hamlet with its present-day name.

The primarily farming community began to experience suburban growth following the construction of Nesconset Highway in the mid 1950s. By the early 1970s, it had become a primarily suburban community.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Port Jefferson Station, decade by decade

One decade in the archive so far: the 1870s. Scroll each row; tap a photo for its story.

1870s1 item
Part of Brookhaven, Sufffolk Co. L.I1873Part of Brookhaven, Sufffolk Co. L.IMap
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At Long Island 2023 0582023At Long Island 2023 058At Long Island 2023 0572023At Long Island 2023 057Untitled photo2011Untitled photoMTA Long Island Bus MCI 102DLW3SS2010MTA Long Island Bus MCI 102DLW3SSPjstagging22009Pjstagging2
Famous people

Famous people close to Port Jefferson Station

Nobody well known was born in Port Jefferson Station itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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AwkwafinaAmerican actress, comedian, and rapper · b. 1988
Melissa Joan HartAmerican actress · b. 1976
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Jodi PicoultAmerican author · b. 1966
Ted ChiangAmerican science fiction writer · b. 1967
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Joe ScallyAmerican soccer player · b. 2002
Dan GurneyAmerican racing driver, constructor and team ow… · b. 1931
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

East Setauket2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPort Jefferson3 historic placesATerryvilleIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMount SinaiIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Port Jefferson Station’s history

What year was Port Jefferson Station founded?

The Port Jefferson Station post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 (6), Wikipedia 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.