Jericho New York Map

About Jericho, New York

Jericho is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It has a population of 14,808. The population density is 1443.1 people per km². Jericho is located at 40.7874°N, 73.5416°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 11937, 11753.

Jericho presents a landscape of subtle transitions, where the flat, fertile earth of the coastal plain gives way to the deliberate order of suburban development. It lies 1.2 miles west-southwest of East Hampton, NY (from East Hampton, NY: bearing 237°T), and is situated 4.9 miles south-southwest of Springs. The air here carries a faint, salt-tinged weight, a reminder that the Atlantic Ocean waits only a mile to the south, exerting a quiet influence on the humidity and the evening light. Within the boundaries of Jericho, the terrain remains largely level, offering a stark contrast to the distant, jagged silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains that anchor the horizon far to the west. Residents often seek the stillness of Village Park, a verdant acre that provides a necessary pause in the rhythmic momentum of daily life, while the nearby Town Pond reflects the changing sky with a glassy, unmoving clarity.

History lingers in the older thoroughfares of Jericho, where the legacy of early agrarian settlers has been gradually eclipsed by the pulse of a modern, service-oriented economy. The proximity to the coast once shaped the patterns of early transit and trade, though today the local character is defined by the steady, focused activity of commuters and the quiet commerce of professional life. Beyond the immediate suburban grid, the landscape opens toward the modest depressions of Grassy Hollow and the distant, isolated reaches of Dayton Island, which remain largely undisturbed by the surrounding development. Even the distant flow of Tanbark Creek, moving sluggishly toward the sea, underscores the sense that this place exists in a deliberate balance between the expansive, restless Atlantic Ocean and the contained, predictable routines of its inhabitants.

About This Jericho Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Jericho, New York. Coordinates: 40.787447, -73.541615. 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 Jericho includes the ZIP code (11937, 11753), telephone area code (914, 845, 516), county seat of Suffolk County (Riverhead), and school district assignment (Jericho 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.