Yaphank, New York
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Yaphank (/ˈjæpæŋk/) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 5,945 at the time of the 2010 census.[4]
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Yaphank, New York | |
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Coordinates: 40°50′7″N 72°55′45″W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Suffolk |
Area | |
• Total | 13.8 sq mi (35.7 km2) |
• Land | 13.7 sq mi (35.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,974 |
• Density | 430/sq mi (170/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
ZIP Code | 11980 |
Area code(s) | 631, 934 |
FIPS code | 36-83426[1] |
GNIS feature ID | 0971807[2] |
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Yaphank is located in the south part of the Town of Brookhaven. It is served by the Longwood Central School District, except for extreme southwestern Yaphank, which is served by the South Country Central School District.
In the 1930s, Yaphank was a center of American Nazism where Camp Siegfried drew up to a thousand weekly visitors from New York City for pro-Nazi rallies and vacationing.[5][6][7]