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is located in the town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 census, the village population was 7,837. The small town is home to several unique restaurants and shops, and has a growing tourism industry.
Port Jefferson is located at , on the North Shore of Long Island, about 56 miles east of New York City. The Bridgeport and Port Jefferson Ferry company operates three vessels that make daily runs from Port Jefferson across Long Island Sound to Bridgeport, Connecticut. The three vessels are the 'Grand Republic' (built in 2003), the 'P.T. Barnum' (built in 1999) and the 'Park City'(built in 1988).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.9 km
Port Jefferson Harbor is one of the only natural deep water harbors on the North Shore of Long Island. Setauket Harbor branches off to the east from the Harbor. One notable geographic feature is Pirate's Cove, a small cove dredged in the early 1900s by the Seaboard Dredging Company. The original name was Seaboard Hole, but it was changed for the sake of appealing to tourists. Several large sand dunes (artificially created by the dredging) are found here.
Port Jefferson is not to be confused with the hamlet of Port Jefferson Station south of the train tracks.