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The hamlet of North 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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None of the 3,654 addresses in North Lindenhurst is in FEMA's flood zone, so the water that damages homes here usually comes from their own pipes and drains or the ground under the basement, not from a flood.
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Flood risk: LowFlood zone. None of the 3,654 addresses here is inside FEMA's mapped flood zone or within about 100 ft of it.
Groundwater. At 2,798 of the 3,654 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 856 measured deeper are the exception.
Each square is about 300 ft across. Color shows the typical depth under its addresses (USGS map, spring 2013):
- Within 10 ft1,376
- 10 to 14 ft1,422
- 14 to 25 ft856
Sewer. 3,469 of the 3,654 addresses in North 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 300 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 North Lindenhurst homes
None of North Lindenhurst's built-up land is in FEMA's flood zone, but its basements can still take on water from below. What damages homes here is closer to home: a sewer line backing up, water rising through the basement floor, a pipe that freezes and splits and an aging pipe giving way.
- 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 North 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 North Lindenhurst
- Water in the basement. Because groundwater returns from below, a working sump pump and a properly dried basement are what stop the mold that follows. Groundwater sits about 13 ft below the yard in North Lindenhurst, close enough to seep up through a basement floor after heavy rain or in a high-water season. Basement Flooding help in North 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. Fuel oil heats about 40% of North Lindenhurst's homes, so a missed delivery in a cold week can leave a house without heat long enough for a pipe to freeze and split. Frozen Pipe Burst help in North Lindenhurst
- A leak in a wall or ceiling. A leak caught early is a drying job; one that has run for weeks inside a wall is a mold job, so have it opened up and dried properly. With 74% of its homes built before 1970, North Lindenhurst has a lot of original plumbing, and an old pipe tends to fail slowly, as a stain or a soft floor, before it fails all at once. 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 North 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.
105 streets, from county address records. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Streets with a mapped sewer main
County records map an active sewer main past 3,469 of 3,654 address points in North Lindenhurst. On 92 streets nearly every address has one; the largest:
- N Monroe Ave — 232 addresses
- Heathcote Rd — 175 addresses
- Farmers Ave — 109 addresses
- Leonard Ct — 103 addresses
- Sherbrooke Rd — 95 addresses
- Tremont Rd — 86 addresses
- Wellwood Ave — 77 addresses
- 48th St — 76 addresses
Quick facts — North Lindenhurst
Flood and storm
- FEMA flood zone
- X (minimal)
- Water nearby
- Neguntatogue Creek to the south-east. Each direction is to its nearest point, from the center of North Lindenhurst.
In an emergency
- Nearest fire department
- North 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
Homes here
- Sewer status
- Sewered
- Home heating fuel
- 40% fuel oil Utility gas heats 53% of occupied homes in North Lindenhurst. Census estimates; the oil figure is within 7 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 38% of North Lindenhurst's homes were built in the 1950s, more than in any other decade band. Census estimate, within 7 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.
Sources: FEMA NFHL / NOAA SLOSH, US Census ACS, USDA SSURGO, Suffolk County records. Verified 2026-10-18. How we measured this.
North Lindenhurst and nearby areas
None of the other 5 areas compared here has a smaller mapped floodplain share than North Lindenhurst.
- Copiague 24.7%
- Lindenhurst 12.2%
- West Babylon 6.2%
- North Lindenhurst 0.0%
- East Farmingdale 0.0%
- North Amityville 0.0%
Share of developed area inside FEMA's mapped floodplain, largest first.
3 of the other 5 areas compared here have shallower average groundwater than North Lindenhurst.
- Lindenhurst 6 ft
- Copiague 9 ft
- West Babylon 12 ft
- North Lindenhurst 13 ft
- North Amityville 14 ft
- East Farmingdale 27 ft
Average depth to groundwater, shallowest first.
4 of the other 5 areas compared here have lower average ground than North Lindenhurst.
- Lindenhurst 13 ft
- Copiague 19 ft
- West Babylon 35 ft
- North Amityville 41 ft
- North Lindenhurst 42 ft
- East Farmingdale 75 ft
Average height above sea level, lowest first.
Across the 5 areas around North Lindenhurst the flood-zone share averages 8.6%. Here it is 0.0%. Less of North Lindenhurst's developed land is in a mapped flood zone than in the areas around it.
Compared with the areas around North Lindenhurst. How we measured them.
Frequently asked questions about North Lindenhurst
Is North Lindenhurst in a flood zone?
North Lindenhurst has no developed land inside a FEMA special flood hazard area, per FEMA's flood map (NFHL). The flood map describes surface flooding only, so it says nothing about groundwater, sewer or plumbing failures.
Does North Lindenhurst have public sewer, or cesspools?
North 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 North Lindenhurst?
The measured water table runs about 13 ft below the surface on average across North Lindenhurst. It is mapped within 10 ft at 1,376 of 3,654 addresses and within 25 ft at all of them.
How old are homes in North Lindenhurst?
The average home in North Lindenhurst is about 64 years old, and 74% of the housing stock predates 1970 — older plumbing and unwaterproofed foundations are a common factor in local water damage.
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