East Moriches, New York
CDP
About East Moriches
East Moriches, NY is a small unincorporated community located in southeastern New York.
East Moriches holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 5.43 square miles.
📰 East Moriches News Today
- East Moriches Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- SALT expanding to East Moriches with new waterfront location Greater Long Island · Mar 30
- Man Dies In East Moriches Crash Wednesday Afternoon: Police Patch · Apr 15
- Lightning Strike Map in East Moriches, NY - Tracker & Radar | Spark WeatherBug · Oct 1
- Man allegedly set fires in home to kill spiders, left U-Haul in Midtown sparking bomb squad scare ABC7 New York · Feb 27
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes East Moriches Unique
- The only place in America named East Moriches — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in East Moriches
- Coral Restaurant
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in East Moriches
- Havens Point State Tidal Wetland · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Moriches Bay Marine Waterway Access reviews ★
- Tuthill Cove Tidal Wetlands Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Atlantic Avenue Park reviews ★
- Suffolk County Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Town of Brookhaven Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in East Moriches
- EAST MORICHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- EAST MORICHES SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area5.43 sq mi
Coordinates40.8088, -72.7566