Moriches, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,319
Males: 1,164 (50.2%), Females: 1,155 (49.8%)
Suffolk County
Zip code: 11955
Demographics
Median resident age: 45.6 years
Median household income: $63,672
Median house value: $191,400
Population by Race
Races in Moriches:
- White Non-Hispanic (91.8%)
- Hispanic (4.0%)
- Black (1.3%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: Italian (33.6%), Irish (33.4%), German (20.0%), Polish (10.9%), English (5.9%), United States (3.1%).
Elevation: 25 feet
Land area: 1.9 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Moriches
- High school or higher: 92.5%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 30.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 13.9%
- Unemployed: 5.3%
- Mean travel time to work: 31.3 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Moriches CDP
- Never married: 20.5%
- Now married: 59.2%
- Separated: 3.8%
- Widowed: 5.8%
- Divorced: 10.7%
3.9% Foreign born (1.7% Europe, 1.5% Asia, 0.4% Africa).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Moriches:
- BROOKHAVEN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 13 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY)
- CENTRAL SUFFOLK HOSPITAL (about 15 miles; RIVERHEAD, NY)
- UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL (about 16 miles; SUNY STONY BROOK, NY)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Moriches:
- LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 20 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
- TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 32 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)
- IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 32 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
Other public-use airports nearest to Moriches:
- BROOKHAVEN (about 3 miles; SHIRLEY, NY; Abbreviation: HWV)
- LUFKER (about 6 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: O00)
- SPADARO (about 7 miles; EAST MORICHES, NY; Abbreviation: 1N2)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Moriches:
- SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 13 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
- SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 16 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 16 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
- DOWLING COLLEGE (about 22 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
- SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 30 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
- UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 34 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
- GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 37 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
Public primary/middle schools in Moriches:
- WILLIAM FLOYD MS (Students: 1,353; Location: 630 MORICHES-MID ISL; Grades: 06 – 08)
- MORICHES ES (Students: 891; Location: 16 LEWIS AVE; Grades: KG – 05)