Old Field New York Map

About Old Field, New York

Old Field is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 893. The population density is 166.6 people per km². Old Field is located at 40.9598°N, 73.1296°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Old Field is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 11733.

Old Field presents a low, maritime horizon where the land yields to the restless push of Conscience Bay. It lies 1.8 miles northwest of East Setauket, NY (from East Setauket, NY: bearing 316°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north-northeast of Smithtown. The shoreline defines the physical character of Old Field, marked by the salt-crusted edges of the Flax Pond State Tidal Wetland, where tidal rhythms govern the shifting mudflats and the growth of cordgrass. A mile to the west, the slow, brackish currents of West Meadow Creek drain into the sound, carving channels through the coastal landscape. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains remains a faint memory on the horizon, the immediate terrain here stays flat and exposed to the salt air, creating a climate where the light seems to sharpen against the water, turning the evening sky a bruised, metallic violet before the dark settles over the marshes.

History clings to the wood-shingled architecture and the quiet, winding lanes that reflect the agricultural origins of Old Field, long before the area transitioned into a residential enclave of singular privacy. The economy of Old Field is rooted in the preservation of its natural perimeter, as the land serves less as a site for industry and more as a protected buffer for the fragile ecology of the shoreline. Residents look toward the waters of Conscience Bay and the sanctuary of the nearby Flax Pond State Tidal Wetland, where the stillness of the environment dictates a pace far removed from the urban density found elsewhere in the state. Distant landmarks like Crystal Brook Hollow or the far-flung Youngs Island serve as subtle markers of a wider geography, yet life remains centered on the stewardship of the immediate coast and the preservation of the open, windswept character that has defined this stretch of the shore for generations.

About This Old Field Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Old Field, New York. Coordinates: 40.95982, -73.129553. 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 Old Field includes the ZIP code (11733), telephone area code (516), county seat of Suffolk County (Riverhead), and school district assignment (Three Village Central 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.