Asharoken New York Map

About Asharoken, New York

Asharoken is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 592. The population density is 160.7 people per km². Asharoken is located at 40.9393°N, 73.3851°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Asharoken is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 11768.

Asharoken occupies a slender, sun-bleached peninsula that divides the quiet, tidal waters from the broader expanse of Smithtown Bay. It lies 3.3 miles west-northwest of Fort Salonga, NY (from Fort Salonga, NY: bearing 289°T), and is situated 10.0 miles east-northeast of Oyster Bay. The landscape is defined by the thin, fragile reach of land that buffers the coastline, where the salt-heavy air clings to the dune grasses and the horizon is dominated by the rhythmic, shifting tides. Beyond the immediate reach of the shore, the silhouette of Duck Island rests upon the water like a dark, submerged anchor, while the distant, hazy suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally haunts the western sky during the clearest, coldest afternoons. Within the boundaries of the SUFFOLK COUNTY DEPARTMENT Land, the terrain remains unburdened by development, allowing the natural salt marshes and sandy ridges to define the character of the ground.

Asharoken carries a quiet gravity in its layout, a residential sanctuary that grew from the early, isolated settlements of the maritime frontier into a place of private, deliberate stillness. The local economy and daily rhythm are defined not by commerce, but by the maintenance of this narrow corridor, where the movement of the seasons is measured by the changing intensity of the light reflecting off the bay. Life here moves with the tide, influenced by a geography that dictates a singular, linear path for any traveler moving between the water and the residential enclaves. Far removed from the inland bustle, the residents look toward the water for their sense of scale, finding a steady, unchanging peace in a landscape that has, for generations, resisted the urge to be anything other than a thin, protective barrier against the sea.

About This Asharoken Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Asharoken, New York. Coordinates: 40.93927, -73.38506. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Asharoken includes the ZIP code (11768), telephone area code (516), county seat of Suffolk County (Riverhead), and school district assignment (Northport-East Northport Union Free School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.