Poquott New York Map

About Poquott, New York

Poquott is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 903. The population density is 796.0 people per km². Poquott is located at 40.9509°N, 73.0840°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Poquott is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 11733.

Poquott occupies a quiet, salt-sprayed finger of land that juts firmly into the steady, rhythmic pulse of Port Jefferson Harbor. It lies 1.3 miles east-northeast of East Setauket, NY (from East Setauket, NY: bearing 60°T), and is situated 9.0 miles northeast of Smithtown. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, humid breath of the Atlantic, where the sky often bleeds into the water at dusk, blurring the horizon into a single, bruised shade of indigo. Residents walk the shoreline of California Beach & Park, where the sand holds the cooling weight of the day and the tide pulls rhythmically against the bulkheads. Inland, the terrain rises in subtle, wooded swells that feel worlds away from the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, creating a secluded pocket of earth that seems to hold its own weather and its own silence.

Poquott maintains a character forged by the persistence of those who turned toward the water to build a life, shifting from early maritime roots into a residential enclave that prioritizes the quietude of its winding, tree-lined lanes. The local economy long ago moved away from the harvest of the sea, yet the influence of the harbor remains in the steady flow of wind that carries the scent of brine through the backyards and over the rooftops. While the bustle of the modern world hums just beyond the village borders, the interior of the peninsula remains anchored by a slower, more deliberate cadence. A short journey away, the stillness of Setauket Millpond and the winding path of West Meadow Creek offer a different, greener solitude, reminding the traveler that even in this corner of the coast, the land is defined as much by its hidden, freshwater veins as it is by the vast, open harbor.

About This Poquott Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Poquott, New York. Coordinates: 40.950932, -73.083996. 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 Poquott 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.