Page Contents for Shoreham, New York

Statistics & Facts

Location

History & History-related items

Government

Organizations, Churches, and Sports.

Libraries.

Schools.

Miscellany

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Statistics & Facts

The New York state capital is Albany.
The population of Shoreham is approximately 535 (1999), 531 (2010).
The approximate number of families is 204 (1990), 192 (2010).
The amount of land area in Shoreham is 1.152 sq. kilometers.
The amount of land area in Shoreham is 0.1 sq. miles.
The amount of surface water is 0 sq kilometers.
The distance from Shoreham to Washington DC is 266 miles.
The distance to the New York state capital is 127 miles. (as the crow flies)
Shoreham is positioned 40.95 degrees north of the equator and 72.90 degrees west of the prime meridian.

Location

on Long Island Sound. Nearby communities include: Rocky Point, Sound Beach, Ridge, Wading River, Miller Place, Middle Island, Mount Sinai, Upton and Baiting Hollow
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Weather

seasonal. Here is a weather page for Shoreham.
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History & History Related Items

Here is a history page for Shoreham.

Some previous names of Shoreham and the area have been Woodville Landing, Woodville (from the cordwood harvested from nearby forests), Swezey's Landing and Wardenclyffe after business man, James Warden in 1895. It officially became Shoreham in 1906.
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The incorporation of Shoreham

1913

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Shoreham City Government

Village of Shoreham
Woodville Rd
P.O. Box 389
Shoreham, NY 11786
Phone: 631-821-0680

Shoreham is an incorporated Village.

Shoreham Libraries

Shoreham Public Library
250 Route 25a
Shoreham, NY 11786-2133
Phone: 631-929-4488

Shoreham Schools

Shoreham-Wading River High School
250 Route 25a
Shoreham, NY 11786-2133
Phone: 631-821-8140 Shoreham

Miscellany

The population of Shoreham was:
1990 - 540
1999 - 535