Moving to Shoreham, New York

Population: 417. Estimated population in July 2024: 423 (+1.4% change)
Males: 208 (49.9%), Females: 209 (50.1%)

Suffolk County

Zip code: 11786

Demographics

Median resident age: 44.2 years
Median household income: $109,719
Median house value: $291,700

Population by Race

Races in Shoreham:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.5%)
  • Hispanic (2.9%)
  • Other race (2.2%)
  • Asian Indian (1.0%)
  • Japanese (0.7%)

Ancestries: Italian (27.3%), Irish (25.4%), German (23.0%), English (13.2%), Polish (4.8%), Dutch (4.1%).

Land area: 0.4 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Shoreham

  • High school or higher: 95.8%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 64.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 46.7%
  • Unemployed: 1.8%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Shoreham village

  • Never married: 25.9%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 1.2%
  • Widowed: 8.9%
  • Divorced: 4.2%

12.9% Foreign born (8.2% Latin America, 2.4% Asia, 1.9% Europe).

Population change in the 1990s: -111 (-21.0%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Shoreham:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Shoreham:

  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 18 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
  • IGOR I SIKORSKY MEMORIAL (about 20 miles; BRIDGEPORT, CT; Abbreviation: BDR)
  • TWEED-NEW HAVEN (about 21 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Abbreviation: HVN)

Other public-use airports nearest to Shoreham:

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Shoreham:

  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-AMMERMAN CAMPUS (about 12 miles; SELDEN, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,992)
  • SAINT JOSEPHS COLLEGE-SUFFOLK CAMPUS (about 15 miles; PATCHOGUE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,617)
  • SUNY AT STONY BROOK (about 19 miles; STONY BROOK, NY; Full-time enrollment: 16,829)
  • DOWLING COLLEGE (about 22 miles; OAKDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,747)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN (about 23 miles; WEST HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 3,081)
  • GATEWAY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 25 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 2,100)
  • SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY (about 26 miles; NEW HAVEN, CT; Full-time enrollment: 8,808)

Schools

Public high school in Shoreham:

  • SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER HS (Students: 823; Location: 250A RT 25A; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Shoreham:

  • ALFRED G. PRODELL MS (Students: 650; Location: 100 RANDALL RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • MILLER AVE SCHOOL (Students: 486; Location: 3 MILLER AVE; Grades: 02 – 05)
  • BRIARCLIFF SCHOOL (Students: 291; Location: 18 TOWER HILL RD; Grades: KG – 01)

Libraries

Library in Shoreham:

  • NORTH SHORE PUBLIC LIBRARY DISTRICT (Operating income: $2,497,652; Location: 250 ROUTE 25A; 108,385 books; 16,127 audio materials; 9,743 video materials; 349 serial subscriptions)