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The hamlet of Sayville · Town of Islip
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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 $34.6 million on 1,009 claims in ZIP 11782, which takes in Sayville, so water has reached homes here before.
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Flood risk: HighFlood zone. 118 of the 5,830 addresses here are inside FEMA's mapped flood zone. 168 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 500 ft across. Color shows how many of its addresses are mapped inside the zone:
- Fewer than half
- Half or more
- All
Groundwater. At 2,133 of the 5,828 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. At the other 3,695, water in a basement usually comes in from above.
2 addresses fall where the groundwater map has no reading.
Each square is about 500 ft across. Color shows the typical depth under its addresses (USGS map, spring 2013):
- Within 10 ft1,079
- 10 to 14 ft1,054
- 14 to 25 ft3,620
- Deeper than 25 ft75
Sewer. 616 of the 5,830 addresses in Sayville have a county sewer main mapped past them. That does not mean every house is connected.
At the other 5,214, a backup means a cesspool or septic tank, and a pumping company. On a main, it means a plumber, or the sewer district if the main is blocked.
Each square is about 500 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 Sayville homes
In Sayville, flooding is the outside risk, and inside the house the risks are a full or failing cesspool, a wet basement, pipes bursting in the cold and an aging pipe giving way.
- Water coming in from outside. If the water came in from outside, it is a flood claim: photograph the water line and every damaged item before cleanup starts, because the adjuster will ask for them. Sayville has 5.3% of its built-up land in FEMA's flood zone, which FEMA draws where the chance of flooding in any year is 1% or more. Since 1978, ZIP 11782 has logged 1,009 federal flood insurance claims, so flood water has reached buildings in this ZIP before. Look up your street. Storm Damage Restoration help
- Sewage coming up a drain. Sewage left standing soaks further into floors and walls, so the sooner the cleanup starts, the less of the house has to be cut out. In Sayville, 5,214 of 5,830 addresses send their wastewater to a cesspool or septic tank in the yard, with no sewer main mapped past them, and a system that is full or failing has nowhere to send it but back into the house. Cesspool Overflow help in Sayville
- Water in the basement. Pumping the water out is only half the job: the basement has to be dried and the source handled, usually with a sump pump or sealing, or the water comes back. Under Sayville, the water table averages 16 ft deep but sits much closer to the surface on some streets, and those are the basements that can take on water from below. Basement Flooding help in Sayville
- A burst pipe. If a pipe bursts, shut the main water valve first; a split supply line keeps running at full pressure until someone does. Fuel oil heats about 34% of Sayville'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 Sayville
- 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 Sayville'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 Sayville
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.
213 streets, from county address records. Nothing you type is sent anywhere.
Streets inside the FEMA flood zone
118 of 5,830 address points in Sayville are mapped inside a FEMA special flood hazard area. These streets hold the most of them:
- Sunset Dr — 22 of 51 addresses
- Browns River Rd — 17 of 18 addresses
- Terry St — 16 of 20 addresses
- Foster Ave — 15 of 92 addresses
- West Ln — 11 of 11 addresses
- Anita Dr — 10 of 10 addresses
- Willow St — 10 of 26 addresses
- River Rd — 7 of 15 addresses
Streets with a mapped sewer main
County records map an active sewer main past 616 of 5,830 address points in Sayville. On 7 streets nearly every address has one; the largest:
- Adams Way — 340 addresses
- Coral Ln — 24 addresses
- Marlene Dr — 20 addresses
- Kemi Ln — 17 addresses
- China Rd — 15 addresses
- Behrendt Ct — 14 addresses
- Greenbrier Ln — 10 addresses
Quick facts — Sayville
Flood and storm
- FEMA flood zone
- AE (100-yr floodplain)
- Water nearby
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Great South Bay to the south, Sans Souci Lakes to the east and Browns Creek to the south-east.
Each direction is to its nearest point, from the center of Sayville.
All 7 named water features
- North-east: Brown's River
- East: Sans Souci Lakes, Lotus Lake, Mill Pond
- South-east: Browns Creek
- South: Great South Bay, Green Creek
Sayville'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
- Unsewered (Cesspool/Septic)
- Home heating fuel
- 34% fuel oil Utility gas heats 55% of occupied homes in Sayville. Census estimates; the oil figure is within 5 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
- Spread across decades The highlighted 1960s band is the largest, at 24%, but its lead over the before-1940 band (20%) is inside the Census margin of error (5 points), so no decade clearly leads in Sayville. Most homes here are over 30 years old. Past that age, an insurance-industry study (IBHS) found supply and drain pipe problems three times as likely.
In an emergency
- Nearest fire department
- Sayville Fire Department
- Nearest emergency shelter
- Seneca Middle 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
- 11782
Sources: FEMA NFHL / NOAA SLOSH, US Census ACS, USDA SSURGO, Suffolk County records. Verified 2026-10-18. How we measured this.
Sayville and nearby areas
Sayville has the smallest mapped floodplain share of the 5 areas compared here.
- Oakdale 26.4%
- West Sayville 16.7%
- Blue Point 15.4%
- Bayport 9.0%
- Sayville 5.3%
Share of developed area inside FEMA's mapped floodplain, largest first.
Sayville has the deepest average groundwater of the 5 areas compared here.
- Oakdale 9 ft
- Blue Point 13 ft
- West Sayville 13 ft
- Bayport 15 ft
- Sayville 16 ft
Average depth to groundwater, shallowest first.
Sayville has the highest average ground of the 5 areas compared here.
- Oakdale 14 ft
- West Sayville 17 ft
- Blue Point 17 ft
- Bayport 22 ft
- Sayville 31 ft
Average height above sea level, lowest first.
Sayville measures 5.3% on flood-zone share, where its 4 neighbors average 16.9%. Less of Sayville's developed land is in a mapped flood zone than in the areas around it.
Compared with the areas around Sayville. How we measured them.
Frequently asked questions about Sayville
Is Sayville in a flood zone?
Sayville's FEMA-mapped flood zone is AE (100-yr floodplain), covering about 5.3% of the developed area, per FEMA's flood map (NFHL).
Does Sayville have public sewer, or cesspools?
Sayville is unsewered — nearly every property runs on its own cesspool or septic system.
How deep is the water table in Sayville?
The measured water table runs about 16 ft below the surface on average across Sayville. It is mapped within 10 ft at 1,079 of 5,830 addresses and within 25 ft at 5,753.
How old are homes in Sayville?
The average home in Sayville is about 60 years old, and 61% of the housing stock predates 1970 — older plumbing and unwaterproofed foundations are a common factor in local water damage.
About the figures for Sayville
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Who to call for water damage in Sayville
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