Wright (Township), 1866
Yaphank’s story
181 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1866.
- 1845Yaphank is settled
YaphankNY
5 bordering townsMap →
Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
6,934
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$568K
+5.8% in a year
Household income
$109K
median
Median age
39.0
years
Jobs based here
4,989
A job hub
Is Yaphank a good place to live?
Yaphank’s typical rent is $2,976 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Yaphank’s concentration of trails is 2.8 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. The biggest place to walk is Southaven County Park, 978 acres with 18.9 miles of trail. We don’t grade Yaphank yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Yaphank stand out
Where Yaphank beats most towns.
A job hub
Every workday, about 4,865 people come to Yaphank for work
Where Yaphank’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
4,989jobs based in Yaphank
4%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Nearby attractions
All 509 attractions →Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and 72 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Yaphank. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Stadium & arenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
33 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
29 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a year
35 mi State parkJones Beach State Park
9 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery
38 mi MuseumGlass HouseSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain · Jones Beach State Park: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain
Getting set up
Moving to Yaphank: who provides what
Yaphank is unincorporated, so Suffolk County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSuffolk County Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSuffolk CountySuffolk County provides services here
SchoolsLongwood Central School DistrictSouth Country Central School District2 districts serve Yaphank; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSuffolk County Board of ElectionsSuffolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP codes11980, 11763, 11719, 1195311980 83% · 11763 13% · 11719 3% · 11953 1%Census 2020
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 Yaphank.
Work & commute
With 1.7 jobs for every working resident, Yaphank draws in 4,865 commuters
For half of commuters, work is under 15 miles away. Yaphank had 4,989 jobs in 2023, up 1,592 from 2013. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: its mean commuting time comes in at 32 minutes.
4%work in town
| Yaphank | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.6% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Yaphank4%
Brookhaven35%
Islip16%
New York13%
Smithtown5%
15 mi
median commute distance
4,989
jobs based in Yaphank
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Very low risk in Yaphank, with inland flooding at the top
On expected storm and flood damage, Yaphank sits below 94% of U.S. communities. 63% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 17%. Paid flood insurance claims here since 1980: 11.
6risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
11
paid flood claims since 1980
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
The climate in Yaphank brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 23° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–42°
Spring40–58°
Summer63–81°
Fall47–64°
Oct 28
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+2.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
13.2%conserved
13.2%
conserved · 1,160 of 8,760 acres
38 mi
of trails · 2.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Southaven County Park | 18.9 mi | 978 |
| 2. Baseball Heaven | — | 28 |
| 3. Carmans River Pine Barrens State Forest | — | 24 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health
How healthy Yaphank is
81% of adults had a checkup this year in Yaphank. The town beats the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Among adults here, 29% feel lonely and 40% sleep under 7 hours.
| Yaphank | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
10 better21 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Yaphank | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 7.7% |
Long Island Community Hospital
4.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
More middle-aged adults than New York overall
Yaphank’s age of the median resident comes in at 39 years. Adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide). The share of residents in Yaphank who are under 18: 18%. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 35%, against 40% across New York.
39median age · NY 39.8
| Yaphank | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 39 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 35% | 32% | 29% |
YaphankNew YorkUnited States
Ages · share of residents
18%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma5%
High school30%
Some college16%
Associate’s14%
Bachelor’s21%
Graduate14%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.1 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Yaphank | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.1% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 18% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 15.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 15.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.1% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.3% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Housing
The typical home in Yaphank: about $568K
Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 5.8% in value. 72% of Yaphank households live in a home they own.
$568KZillow home value
Typical home value
Yaphank$568K
New York$525K
+5.8%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Yaphank
17pages on Yaphank
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Yaphank
Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Selden6.6 mi$6,630 in-state tuitionStony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Stony Brook11.4 mi$10,931 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Yaphank residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
About Yaphank
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Yaphank () is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Yaphank had a population of 5,974. Yaphank is located in the south part of the Town of Brookhaven. It is served by the Longwood Central School District, except for extreme southwestern Yaphank, which is served by the South Country Central School District. In the 1930s, Yaphank was a center of American Nazism where Camp Siegfried drew up to a thousand weekly visitors from New York City for pro-Nazi rallies and vacationing.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 14 sq mi
- Elevation
- 43 ft
- ZIP code
- 11980
- Area code
- 631
Yaphank’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Yaphank.
ShirleyMiddle IslandNorth BellportMedfordRidgeYaphank
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaphank | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shirley | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Middle Island | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Bellport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Medford | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Yaphank, Shirley, Middle Island, North Bellport, Medford and Ridge aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Yaphank with a neighbor →
Questions about Yaphank
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Yaphank, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Yaphank yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Yaphank, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Mary Louise Booth and Fred Hembeck.