NORTH GREAT RIVER, LONG ISLAND

North Great River, Long Island

North Great River is a hamlet and census-designated place located in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York. It is within the Town of Islip. The neighborhood has a total area of 2.3 square miles of which, 2.3 square miles of it is land and 0.04 square miles of is water. As of the 2000 census, there were 3,929 people, 1,156 households, and 996 families residing in the CDP. The median income for a household in the CDP was $66,000, and the median income for a family was $70,385. Males had a median income of $44,911 and only $31,270 for females. North Great River ZIP Code is 11752. Area Code is 631. The latitude of North Great River is 40.747N. The longitude is -73.17W. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 30 feet.

North Great River is found on Nicoll's Bay (part of Great South Bay), 80 km/50 mi east of Manhattan. Compared to the rest of the country, North Great River's cost of living is 28.55% relatively higher than the United States average. There public schools spend an approximately $12,177 per student. The average school expenditure in the United States is $6,058. There are about 15 students per teacher in North Great River. It is mainly a residential neighborhood. Most of its housing units are predominantly occupied by their owners. Renters are only making up 7.79% of the total population. According to the famous researchers in New York, the neighborhood is a very safe to live were no registered sex offenders living in North Great River in early 2007.

The racial-makeup of North Great River comprises of 94.73% White, 1.58% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.27% from other races, and 1.09% from two or more races. Most of its ancestries were Italian, Irish, German, Polish, English, Puerto Rican, Russian, French, Czech, and Cuban. The Hecksher State Park is a famous park on the shore of the Great South Bay. It is known as the “Home of the White-tailed Deer”, and in fact deer are fairly populous throughout the area. The park offers a beach, picnic tables with pavilions, a playground and playing fields, recreation programs, hiking and biking, fishing, a campground with tent and trailer sites, cross-country skiing, a boat launch, and a food concession. Unfortunately, many residents especially teenagers in North Great River have fallen prey to the life threatening addiction to drugs and alcohol just like other residents of New York. The North Great River Rehabilitation Center is considered by most residents a very significant establishment in the area. They offer a drug-free program to the residents of North Great River which is successful without prescribing more drugs to the person addicted. Most of all, the drug rehab centers offer support and structure for men and women seeking help for problems with drugs or alcohol.