Town Of Huntington
Town Of Huntington
Communities In The Town Of Huntington
- Halesite
- Huntington
- Huntington Bay
- Huntington Station
- Lloyd Harbor
- Lloyd Neck (Incorporated Village of Lloyd Harbor)
- Melville
- Northport
- South Huntington
About The Town Of Huntington…
The township of Huntington is located in the northwestern corner of Suffolk County on Long Island, New York. It is bounded to the north by the Long Island Sound, by the townships of Smithtown to the east, Islip to the southeast, Babylon to the south, and Oyster Bay to the west in Nassau County.
Roughly 40 miles east of Manhattan, the Town of Huntington encompasses four incorporated villages and several unincorporated areas. It includes a hamlet also called Huntington, which roughly corresponds to a census-designated place (CDP) of the same name, with a bustling downtown locally known as Huntington Village. Also located within the Town’s limits are five natural harbors that border its North Shore, namely Cold Spring Harbor, Lloyd Harbor, Centerport, Huntington, and Northport harbors.
Home to many coves, bays and waterfronts, the Town maintains a total of nine beaches and operates three marinas for the enjoyment of its residents. Its boat ramps, municipal golf courses and parklands also provide recreational benefits, including the sprawling Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve located on the scenic Lloyd Neck peninsula in the Village of Lloyd Harbor. Two major medical facilities based in the Town, Huntington Hospital, and the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, not only provide health care to the community but are also its top employers.
Also among the list of the Town’s principal employers are Canon, Estee Lauder and Newsday, all of which are headquartered in Melville, and the Half Hollow Hills, Commack and Northport-East Northport school districts, among others. The prominent people who have called the Town of Huntington home make a long list, but perhaps the most notable and most famous of all is Walt Whitman, whose birthplace is now a significant and historic landmark within the area.
