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The village of Lindenhurst · Town of Babylon
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Water doesn't stay where it lands. It soaks into drywall, insulation and flooring, and mold can start within 24 to 48 hours.
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Since 1978, federal flood insurance has paid $165.4 million on 4,759 claims in ZIP 11757, which takes in Lindenhurst, so water has reached homes here before.
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Flood risk: HighFlood zone. 1,135 of the 8,659 addresses here are inside FEMA's mapped flood zone. 342 more are within about 100 ft of its edge.
If your home is in it, most mortgage lenders must require flood insurance. That is a separate policy from homeowner's insurance, which usually covers a burst pipe or leaking appliance.
The percentage above counts all developed land, including lawns, parks and roads, not just homes.
Each square is about 450 ft across. Color shows how many of its addresses are mapped inside the zone:
- Fewer than half
- Half or more
- All
Groundwater. At 8,633 of the 8,634 addresses measured here, groundwater is within 14 ft of the surface, close enough to reach a basement floor.
In those basements, water can seep up through the floor and come back after pumping until the ground drains. The 1 measured deeper are the exception.
25 addresses fall where the groundwater map has no reading.
Each square is about 450 ft across. Color shows the typical depth under its addresses (USGS map, spring 2013):
- Within 10 ft7,169
- 10 to 14 ft1,464
- 14 to 25 ft1
Sewer. 8,595 of the 8,659 addresses in Lindenhurst have a county sewer main mapped past them. That does not mean every house is connected.
Where a house is connected, a backup is a blocked line. A plumber clears the pipe to the street. The sewer district clears the main.
Each square is about 450 ft across. Color shows how many of its addresses have a mapped main:
- Fewer than half
- Half or more
- All
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Why water gets into Lindenhurst homes
Water reaches Lindenhurst homes from outside and from within. From outside, it is flooding. Inside the house, the risks are a sewer line backing up, water rising through the basement floor, a pipe that freezes and splits and old plumbing leaking inside the walls.
- Water coming in from outside. A flood policy expects a signed proof of loss within 60 days of the flood, so document the damage and keep every cleanup receipt from the first day. About 12.2% of Lindenhurst's built-up land is in FEMA's flood zone, where a home has at least a 1-in-100 chance of flooding in any year. Since 1978, policyholders in ZIP 11757 have filed 4,759 federal flood insurance claims, a record of flood water reaching buildings in this ZIP. Look up your street. Storm Damage Restoration help
- Sewage coming up a drain. Standard homeowners policies usually exclude sewage backup unless a water-backup endorsement was added, so check yours and photograph the damage before cleanup starts. With Lindenhurst on public sewer, roots and grease in the line to the street are a common cause of a backup, and the first place it shows is a basement floor drain or a low toilet. Sewage Backup help in Lindenhurst
- Water in the basement. Anything kept on the basement floor is safer on shelves or pallets, because groundwater can rise into a basement with no sign of it outside. In Lindenhurst, the water table is about 6 ft down, close enough to push water up through a basement floor, so a basement that has been pumped dry can fill again. Basement Flooding help in Lindenhurst
- A burst pipe. Find the main shutoff before winter, because when a pipe bursts the first minutes decide how much of the house gets wet. About 40% of Lindenhurst's homes heat with fuel oil, and a tank that runs dry in a cold snap takes the heat with it; pipes in outside walls and crawlspaces freeze first. Frozen Pipe Burst help in Lindenhurst
- A leak in a wall or ceiling. Mold can start on wet drywall within a day or two, so a slow leak needs the wall opened and dried, not just the pipe fixed. More than half of Lindenhurst's houses predate 1970, so many still have original supply and drain lines, where a slow leak can run behind a wall for weeks before it shows. Ceiling & Roof Leak Water Damage help
Insurance and safety guidance from FEMA FloodSmart, the CDC and the Red Cross. How we measured the figures.
Street by street in Lindenhurst
See how many of its addresses are mapped inside the FEMA flood zone, how deep groundwater is mapped under it, and whether a sewer main is mapped past it.
219 streets, from county address records. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Streets inside the FEMA flood zone
1,135 of 8,659 address points in Lindenhurst are mapped inside a FEMA special flood hazard area. These streets hold the most of them:
- S 7th St — 74 of 177 addresses
- S 5th St — 69 of 170 addresses
- S 8th St — 68 of 166 addresses
- S 6th St — 61 of 177 addresses
- S 9th St — 57 of 123 addresses
- Shore Rd — 54 of 58 addresses
- Bayview Ave W — 49 of 49 addresses
- S 4th St — 41 of 162 addresses
Streets with a mapped sewer main
County records map an active sewer main past 8,595 of 8,659 address points in Lindenhurst. On 207 streets nearly every address has one; the largest:
- S 6th St — 177 addresses
- S 7th St — 177 addresses
- S 5th St — 170 addresses
- S 8th St — 166 addresses
- S 4th St — 162 addresses
- S Wellwood Ave — 153 addresses
- S Broadway — 148 addresses
- N Indiana Ave — 137 addresses
Quick facts — Lindenhurst
Flood and storm
- FEMA flood zone
- AE (100-yr floodplain)
- Hurricane evacuation zone
- Zone C Zones run A to E. A evacuates first.
- Hurricane Sandy high-water mark
- 6.8 ft The one mark USGS surveyed in Lindenhurst after the 2012 storm, in feet above the NAVD88 datum — a reading at one point, not a level across all of Lindenhurst. Ground elevation here averages 13 ft on the same datum.
- Water nearby
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Great South Bay to the south, Santapogue Creek to the north-east and Neguntatogue Creek to the east.
Each direction is to its nearest point, from the center of Lindenhurst.
All 4 named water features
- North-east: Santapogue Creek
- East: Neguntatogue Creek
- South: Great South Bay
- South-west: Strongs Creek
Lindenhurst's land area
- FEMA coastal wave zone (VE)
- FEMA 100-year floodplain (A, AE)
- The flood-zone figure above says how much of the land these zones cover.
Homes here
- Sewer status
- Sewered
- Home heating fuel
- 40% fuel oil Utility gas heats 55% of occupied homes in Lindenhurst. Census estimates; the oil figure is within 6 points. An oil tank can float or tip in a flood and spill. That is a separate cleanup from the water (NYS DEC). In a cold snap, an empty tank means no heat.
- When homes were built
- 1950s 30% of Lindenhurst's homes were built in the 1950s, more than in any other decade band. Census estimate, within 4 points. Homes from the 1950s are about 70 years old. Past 30 years, an insurance-industry study (IBHS) found supply and drain pipe problems three times as likely.
In an emergency
- Nearest fire department
- Lindenhurst Fire Department
- Nearest emergency shelter
- West Babylon Junior High SchoolNot every shelter opens for every storm, and the nearest may stay closed. Suffolk County announces which ones open; follow its alerts and local news before you go.
- ZIP code
- 11757
Sources: FEMA NFHL / NOAA SLOSH, US Census ACS, USDA SSURGO, Suffolk County records. Verified 2026-10-18. How we measured this.
Lindenhurst and nearby areas
3 of the other 6 areas compared here have a larger mapped floodplain share than Lindenhurst.
- Amityville 29.5%
- Copiague 24.7%
- Babylon 24.5%
- Lindenhurst 12.2%
- West Babylon 6.2%
- North Amityville 0.0%
- North Lindenhurst 0.0%
Share of developed area inside FEMA's mapped floodplain, largest first.
None of the other 6 areas compared here has shallower average groundwater than Lindenhurst.
- Lindenhurst 6 ft
- Babylon 6 ft
- Copiague 9 ft
- Amityville 10 ft
- West Babylon 12 ft
- North Lindenhurst 13 ft
- North Amityville 14 ft
Average depth to groundwater, shallowest first.
1 of the other 6 areas compared here has lower average ground than Lindenhurst.
- Babylon 12 ft
- Lindenhurst 13 ft
- Amityville 18 ft
- Copiague 19 ft
- West Babylon 35 ft
- North Amityville 41 ft
- North Lindenhurst 42 ft
Average height above sea level, lowest first.
Lindenhurst measures 78% on pre-1970 housing share, where its 6 neighbors average 64%. Lindenhurst's housing stock is older than that of the areas around it.
Compared with the areas around Lindenhurst. How we measured them.
Frequently asked questions about Lindenhurst
Is Lindenhurst in a flood zone?
Lindenhurst's FEMA-mapped flood zone is AE (100-yr floodplain), covering about 12.2% of the developed area, per FEMA's flood map (NFHL).
Does Lindenhurst have public sewer, or cesspools?
Lindenhurst is on public sewer — about 100% of developed land sits inside an active sewer district, so backups here usually trace to the municipal main or your lateral.
How deep is the water table in Lindenhurst?
The measured water table runs about 6 ft below the surface on average across Lindenhurst. It is mapped within 10 ft at 7,169 of 8,659 addresses and within 25 ft at 8,634.
How old are homes in Lindenhurst?
The average home in Lindenhurst is about 69 years old, and 78% of the housing stock predates 1970 — older plumbing and unwaterproofed foundations are a common factor in local water damage.
About the figures for Lindenhurst
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Who to call for water damage in Lindenhurst
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