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335:Time zone
305:Elevation
1440:Tuckahoe
1390:Flanders
1380:Eastport
1328:(former)
1313:Villages
1287:New York
1130:Archived
1112:Archived
1110:(USGS).
1081:Archived
888:See also
731:Hispanic
721:, 0.05%
717:, 1.16%
713:, 0.42%
709:, 4.63%
453:New York
397:36-80181
369:ZIP code
238:New York
1415:Quiogue
1367:Hamlets
1303:Suffolk
1176:June 4,
841:Montauk
822:Montauk
463:History
435:in the
413:Website
408:0970921
250:Suffolk
205:Country
33:Village
1519:Quogue
1435:Speonk
1410:Noyack
1332:Quogue
1295:County
876:, and
735:Latino
702:census
629:−15.4%
524:Census
431:is an
245:County
235:
215:
814:CR 80
798:NY 27
719:Asian
707:White
689:24.9%
684:2,150
674:−9.5%
669:1,721
659:21.1%
654:1,902
644:−3.6%
639:1,571
624:1,629
614:31.9%
609:1,926
599:34.3%
594:1,460
584:12.2%
579:1,087
569:−2.5%
451:, in
439:, in
374:11978
363:(EDT)
361:UTC-4
340:UTC-5
321:2,150
225:State
1206:2021
1178:2015
1156:2011
1041:2012
1012:2013
986:2008
960:2008
932:2022
868:The
843:and
827:The
804:and
680:2020
665:2010
650:2000
635:1990
620:1980
605:1970
590:1960
575:1950
560:1940
545:1930
533:Note
528:Pop.
420:.org
403:GNIS
276:Area
271:1928
257:Town
1460:CDP
839:to
820:to
733:or
564:969
549:994
447:of
386:631
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