New York · 103 covered places · 110 ZIP codes
Plumbers in Suffolk County, NY
We cover 103 cities and towns in Suffolk County, New York, across 110 ZIP codes, including Bay Shore, Huntington Station, Patchogue. About 1,425,000 people live in those ZIP codes. 31% of the homes were built before 1960, so galvanized pipe and old cast iron drains are common.
| Year built | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 9% |
| 1940–1959 | 22% |
| 1960–1979 | 37% |
| 1980–1999 | 19% |
| 2000 or later | 12% |
Share of housing units in the covered ZIP codes. Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates.
| Place | Residents in covered ZIPs | Built before 1960 |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore | 68,648 | 42% |
| Huntington Station | 66,883 | 38% |
| Patchogue | 45,006 | 38% |
| Lindenhurst | 44,571 | 55% |
| Huntington | 42,423 | 55% |
| West Babylon | 40,285 | 46% |
| Central Islip | 38,443 | 29% |
| Ronkonkoma | 38,273 | 30% |
| Smithtown | 34,656 | 27% |
| Riverhead | 32,921 | 30% |
What goes wrong in Suffolk County homes
Oil-heated homes
46% of occupied homes here heat with fuel oil, far above the national norm. Many of them make hot water with a tankless coil inside the boiler, which runs the boiler all summer. Plumbers often replace the coil with an indirect tank or a standalone water heater when the boiler is serviced or replaced.
1960s and 70s homes reaching end of life
37% of the housing here dates from 1960 to 1979. Original copper supply lines in those homes are now 45 to 65 years old, and cast iron drains of that age scale up inside and crack. Seized shutoff valves, pinhole leaks and recurring main-line clogs are common calls. A camera inspection shows the condition of the sewer line before anyone digs.
Pre-1960 homes: galvanized pipe and cast iron
31% of homes in Suffolk County's covered ZIP codes were built before 1960. Houses that old often still have galvanized steel supply lines that rust closed from the inside, and cast iron or clay sewer pipe that cracks and lets roots in. Weak pressure at upstairs fixtures, brown water after a shutoff and slow drains are the usual clues. Typical fixes are whole-house repiping and a sewer camera inspection.
Long, hard winters
69% of homes here were built before 1980, when pipes were more often run through exterior walls and uninsulated crawl spaces. In a long New York winter those are the lines that freeze and split. See frozen and burst pipe repair.
Common plumbing work in Suffolk County
Other covered towns in Suffolk County
- Amagansett (1 ZIP)
- Amityville (1 ZIP)
- Aquebogue (1 ZIP)
- Babylon (1 ZIP)
- Bay Shore (1 ZIP)
- Bayport (1 ZIP)
- Bellport (1 ZIP)
- Blue Point (1 ZIP)
- Bohemia (1 ZIP)
- Bridgehampton (1 ZIP)
- Brightwaters (1 ZIP)
- Calverton (1 ZIP)
- Center Moriches (1 ZIP)
- Centereach (1 ZIP)
- Centerport (1 ZIP)
- Central Islip (1 ZIP)
- Cold Spring Harbor (1 ZIP)
- Commack (1 ZIP)
- Copiague (1 ZIP)
- Coram (1 ZIP)
- Cutchogue (1 ZIP)
- Deer Park (1 ZIP)
- East Hampton (1 ZIP)
- East Islip (1 ZIP)
- East Marion (1 ZIP)
- East Moriches (1 ZIP)
- East Northport (1 ZIP)
- East Quogue (1 ZIP)
- East Setauket (1 ZIP)
- Eastport (1 ZIP)
- Farmingville (1 ZIP)
- Fishers Island (1 ZIP)
- Great River (1 ZIP)
- Greenlawn (1 ZIP)
- Greenport (1 ZIP)
- Hampton Bays (1 ZIP)
- Hauppauge (1 ZIP)
- Holbrook (1 ZIP)
- Holtsville (3 ZIPs)
- Huntington (1 ZIP)
- Huntington Station (1 ZIP)
- Islandia (1 ZIP)
- Islip Terrace (1 ZIP)
- Jamesport (1 ZIP)
- Kings Park (1 ZIP)
- Lake Grove (1 ZIP)
- Laurel (1 ZIP)
- Lindenhurst (1 ZIP)
- Manorville (1 ZIP)
- Mastic (1 ZIP)
- Mastic Beach (1 ZIP)
- Mattituck (1 ZIP)
- Medford (1 ZIP)
- Melville (3 ZIPs)
- Middle Island (1 ZIP)
- Miller Place (1 ZIP)
- Montauk (1 ZIP)
- Moriches (1 ZIP)
- Mount Sinai (1 ZIP)
- Nesconset (1 ZIP)
- New Suffolk (1 ZIP)
- North Babylon (1 ZIP)
- Northport (1 ZIP)
- Northville (1 ZIP)
- Oakdale (1 ZIP)
- Ocean Beach (1 ZIP)
- Orient (1 ZIP)
- Patchogue (1 ZIP)
- Peconic (1 ZIP)
- Port Jefferson (1 ZIP)
- Port Jefferson Station (1 ZIP)
- Quogue (1 ZIP)
- Remsenburg (1 ZIP)
- Ridge (1 ZIP)
- Riverhead (1 ZIP)
- Rocky Point (1 ZIP)
- Ronkonkoma (1 ZIP)
- Sag Harbor (1 ZIP)
- Sagaponack (1 ZIP)
- Saint James (1 ZIP)
- Sayville (1 ZIP)
- Selden (1 ZIP)
- Shelter Island (1 ZIP)
- Shelter Island Heights (1 ZIP)
- Shirley (1 ZIP)
- Shoreham (1 ZIP)
- Smithtown (1 ZIP)
- Sound Beach (1 ZIP)
- South Jamesport (1 ZIP)
- Southampton (2 ZIPs)
- Southold (1 ZIP)
- Speonk (1 ZIP)
- Stony Brook (2 ZIPs)
- Wading River (1 ZIP)
- Wainscott (1 ZIP)
- Water Mill (1 ZIP)
- West Babylon (2 ZIPs)
- West Islip (1 ZIP)
- West Sayville (1 ZIP)
- Westhampton (1 ZIP)
- Westhampton Beach (1 ZIP)
- Wyandanch (1 ZIP)
- Yaphank (1 ZIP)
Suffolk County plumbing FAQ
Which towns in Suffolk County do you cover?
103 places: Amagansett, Amityville, Aquebogue, Babylon, Bay Shore, Bayport, Bellport, Blue Point, Bohemia, Bridgehampton, Brightwaters, Calverton, Center Moriches, Centereach, Centerport, Central Islip, Cold Spring Harbor, Commack, Copiague, Coram, Cutchogue, Deer Park, East Hampton, East Islip, East Marion, East Moriches, East Northport, East Quogue, East Setauket, Eastport, Farmingville, Fishers Island, Great River, Greenlawn, Greenport, Hampton Bays, Hauppauge, Holbrook, Holtsville, Huntington, Huntington Station, Islandia, Islip Terrace, Jamesport, Kings Park, Lake Grove, Laurel, Lindenhurst, Manorville, Mastic, Mastic Beach, Mattituck, Medford, Melville, Middle Island, Miller Place, Montauk, Moriches, Mount Sinai, Nesconset, New Suffolk, North Babylon, Northport, Northville, Oakdale, Ocean Beach, Orient, Patchogue, Peconic, Port Jefferson, Port Jefferson Station, Quogue, Remsenburg, Ridge, Riverhead, Rocky Point, Ronkonkoma, Sag Harbor, Sagaponack, Saint James, Sayville, Selden, Shelter Island, Shelter Island Heights, Shirley, Shoreham, Smithtown, Sound Beach, South Jamesport, Southampton, Southold, Speonk, Stony Brook, Wading River, Wainscott, Water Mill, West Babylon, West Islip, West Sayville, Westhampton, Westhampton Beach, Wyandanch, Yaphank. Enter your ZIP code to confirm coverage for your street.
How old are homes in Suffolk County?
Across the covered ZIP codes, Census estimates put 31% of homes as built before 1960, 37% from 1960 to 1979, 19% from 1980 to 1999 and 12% in 2000 or later.
Who licenses plumbers in Suffolk County, NY?
New York has no statewide plumbing license; New York City and other municipalities license plumbers locally.
Housing and heating figures are US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year estimates for the ZIP code areas we cover in Suffolk County, combined across places and weighted by housing units. Some ZIP codes extend into neighboring counties.
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