Cold Spring Harbor is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Huntington, Suffolk County, New York, on the North Shore of Long Island. Cold Spring Harbor was named after the naturally cold freshwater springs that flow in the area. Its economy mainly tied to milling and port activities, it rose in prominence as a whaling community in the mid-nineteenth century. After the decline of whaling in the 1860s, it became a resort town with several hotels. Today it is primarily a bedroom community of New York City, with a small central business area running along Route 25A, and is home to many educational and cultural organizations: the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum and the Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium.
Population: 5,070
Zip Code: 11724, 11743
Area Code: 631
Elevation: 33′
Cold Spring Harbor Public Library
Cold Spring Harbor School District
Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum
Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery and Aquarium
