Waterville New York Map

About Waterville, New York

Waterville is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,473. The population density is 401.6 people per km². Waterville is located at 42.9306°N, 75.3802°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Waterville is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 11952, 13480.

Waterville breathes with the damp, saline weight of a landscape defined by the rhythmic pulse of the nearby tide. It lies 6.8 miles west-southwest of Southold, NY (from Southold, NY: bearing 237°T), and is situated 9.3 miles northeast of Riverhead. Long Creek carves a persistent path through the terrain, its waters drawing the eye toward the salt-kissed horizon where Haywater Cove dictates the slow, tidal ebb of the day. A mile to the north, the still surface of Wolf Pit Lake reflects the shifting sky, acting as a quiet mirror for the surrounding woodland. The Town of Southold Land provides an immediate expanse of open space, its grasses bending under the persistent maritime breeze that travels inland from the coast. While the distant Appalachian Mountains are but a faint, jagged ink-stroke on the farthest western horizon, the immediate ground remains low and grounded, defined by the proximity of the sea and the steady, carving work of the creek.

Waterville preserves the salt-worn legacy of its maritime roots, where the economy once turned on the harvest of the cove and the resilience of those who worked the shoreline. The character of the place is forged in the transition between the working waterfront and the quietude of the interior, a rhythm that remains evident in the modest, weather-beaten architecture that lines the streets. History here is kept not in grand monuments, but in the enduring utility of the land, which continues to support a modest, steady existence removed from the frantic pace of the state’s larger metropolitan centers. Robins Island sits as a solitary sentinel in the distance, a reminder of the isolation that once defined this coastal fringe. Life in Waterville moves with the deliberation of the tides, a steady, unadorned endurance that persists long after the fishing boats have returned to their moorings and the light begins to fail over the reeds.

About This Waterville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterville, New York. Coordinates: 42.930589, -75.380202. 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 Waterville includes the ZIP code (11952, 13480), telephone area code (914, 845, 315), county seat of Suffolk County (Riverhead), and school district assignment (Waterville 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.