Riverhead, New York

About Riverhead

Riverhead is a small unincorporated community in southeastern New York.

Riverhead holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 15.09 square miles.

📰 Riverhead News Today

• Police Officer's Fast-Thinking Move Keeps Car From Slamming Into Crowd At Riverhead Polish Fest: PD Patch · Aug 17
• USPS to Host 2-Day Job Fair in Riverhead USPS · May 4
• Men's Wearhouse Expands Presence with New Store Opening in Riverhead, New York PR Newswire · Jul 29
• Cops: Riverhead restaurant operator sold alcohol without liquor license RiverheadLOCAL · May 24
• Riverhead Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Riverhead Unique

• The only place in America named Riverhead — 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 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Riverhead

• Redefine Meals — american
• Country Rotisserie — chicken
• Crystal Garden Buffet — chinese
• European Foods — regional
• Friendly's — american
• Lobster Wok — chinese
• Lolly's Hut Snack Bar
• Peconic Bay Diner
• Rocco's Pizza & Pasta — pizza
• Sakura & LOUNGE — japanese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Riverhead

• Horton Avenue Park reviews ★
• Millbrook Gables Park reviews ★
• Nadel Drive Park reviews ★
• Two Bears Park reviews ★
• Unity Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Riverhead

• PHILLIPS AVENUE SCHOOL
• PULASKI STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
• RIVERHEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL
• RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
• ROANOKE AVENUE SCHOOL
• SUFFOLK COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Peconic Bay Medical Center ★★ (2/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Riverhead

🏘️ Nearby Communities