Dering Harbor, New York

About Dering Harbor

Dering Harbor is a tiny community in southeastern New York, home to 37 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Dering Harbor holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.25 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 148 residents per square mile.

📰 Dering Harbor News Today

• Dering Harbor Board adopts budget Shelter Island Reporter · Apr 24
• Exclusive | A Waterfront Home on New York’s Shelter Island Asks $19.995 Million WSJ · May 28
• The ‘Finest’ House in Dering Harbor Sits Perched Atop a Bluff Behind The Hedges · Oct 19
• Century-Old Home Could Sell at Record-Breaking Price for New York’s Shelter Island Mansion Global · Jul 1
• Shelter Island, N.Y.: A Paradise That Has Its Challenges (Published 2018) The New York Times · May 16

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What Makes Dering Harbor Unique

• The only place in America named Dering Harbor — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.25 sq mi.
• With 37 residents, it's one of America's smallest incorporated communities — everybody really does know everybody.
• Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Dering Harbor

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Dering Harbor

• Shelter Island Yacht Club
• Bella Vita Pizza — pizza
• Marie Eiffel Market
• Sweet Tomato's — italian
• The Dory

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Dering Harbor

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