Town of Islip

About Us
Facts About the Town of Islip

Total Area: 106 square miles
Population: 334,354 - 2005 estimate, LI regional Planning Board

Climate
Temperature: 52° - annual average
  31° - January average
  73° - July average
  Rainfall: 43"
  Snowfall: 34"
  Prevailing Winds: Southwesterly - Summer
  Northwesterly - Winter

Education
Elementary: 58  
Junior High: 18  
Senior High: 12  
Private/Parochial: 19  
Vocational: 5  
Colleges: 6  
Public Libraries: 10 - over 1.5 million volumes  

Recreation

Bowling centers 3  
Movie Theaters 4  
YMCA 1  
Golf Courses 5 public  
  4 private  
Parks (over 11,700 acres) 106  
Ball Fields: 56  
Beaches: 11  
Tennis Courts: 45  
Boat Berths: 1,500  
Playgrounds: 86  
Rifle Range: 1  
Roller Rinks: 1  
Other recreational facilities include historic sites, museums, lakes, rivers, and Fire Island National Seashore.

Community Facilities

Houses of Worship: The Town of Islip has over 75 houses of worship within its borders serving the needs of various faiths.
Hospitals: 2, South Side and Good Samaritan.
Shopping areas: Regional malls, major department stores, downtown shopping districts and shopping centers.

Government

Type of Government: Town (first class)
Police Department: Suffolk County
Fire Department: 19 Community Volunteer
Ambulance: 5 Community Volunteer

Services Provided

by County: Various, including courts, health services, social services, consumer affairs, community college, parks, police, public works.
Planning Commission: Yes
Industrial Plan Approval: Yes
Zoning Regulations:Yes

Utilities and Services

Electricity: Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)
  New York Power Authority (NYPA)
Natural Gas: KeySpan
Water: Suffolk County Water Authority (SCWA)
  Brentwood Water District
Source: Ground Water
Sewers: Storm sewer
  Sanitary Sewer - available in many areas
Solid Waste Disposal: Waste-to-energy
  Recycling center
  Construction and demolition debris facility

Major Employers

Company Village Company Village
Antares, Inc. Central Islip Metropolitan Life Hauppauge
Creative Bath Central Islip NBTY Bohemia
Computer Associates Islandia Nortel Networks Bohemia
Data Device Corporation Bohemia Quality King Distributors Ronkonkoma
Dayton T. Brown, Inc. Bohemia Southside Hospital Bay Shore
EDO Corporation Bohemia Symbol Technologies Bohemia
Entenmann’s Bakery Bay Shore Waldbaum’s Central Islip
Fisher Scientific, Inc. Bohemia Wenner Bread Products Bayport
Good Samaritan Hospital West Islip

Industry

The Town of Islip currently has roughly 4,200 acres of land zoned for industrial uses. This acreage includes the 52-acre Foreign Trade Zone, a site exclusively for duty free importing firms, and a State-designated Economic Development Zone. Below are some of the Major industrial parks located in the Town.
Industrial Park Acres Industrial Park Acres
Aero-Tech Park 29 Heartland 380
Airport Business Center 14 Industrial Air Park 128
Airport Industrial Plaza 200 Islip Foreign Trade Zone 52
Airport Industrial Plaza II 38 Lakeland Industrial Park 22
Brentwood Industrial Park 22 MacArthur Center 90
Cardinal Industrial Park 19 MacArthur Industrial Complex 19
Central Avenue 15 Motor Parkway 60
Central Islip Industrial Park 20 Ocean Avenue and Veterans Highway 24
Church Avenue 5 Parkland Commercial Industrial Park 40
DaVinci Drive 22 Parr Islandia Park 32
Drexel Drive Industrial Park 28 Racanelli Industrial Park 140
Equi-Park Industrial Mall 143 Serota Corporate Park 124
Expressway Drive South 25 Sherwood Corporate Park 50
Fifth Avenue Industrial Park 10 Speedway Industrial Park 25
Furrows Industrial Center 26 Tech Park (Empire Zone) 100
Gateway Industrial Park 60

Transportation

Highways: 1,500 miles of local roads Serving Area: Nearest Interstate interchange to city limits: through northern portion of Town (I-495 Long Island Expressway)
Railroad service: Two main lines of Long Island Rail Road run in east-west direction through Town. Electrified service from Ronkonkoma.
Freight Carrier: Several dozen carriers serving Longing Island - New York Metropolitan Area.
Air Service: Nearest Airport - Long Island MacArthur Airport - located in northeastern section of Town. The airport’s facilities include twoinstrument landing systems, a control tower and four runways. The airport services direct flights throughout the Northeast and Atlanta, Baltimore, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Ft. Lauderdale, Ft. Myers, Las Vegas, Nashville, Orlando, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Tampa, West Palm Beach. In addition to the non-stop destination, there are connecting flights to 121 domestic and international cities.
Bus Service: Within Suffolk County are ten private and three municipal bus operators. Service is available along most corridors in the Town. Connection service available for interstate travel.
Waterways: Nearest navigable waterway: Great South Bay along southern coast of Town. Commercial utilization primarily by clamming industry. Excellent recreational opportunities. Port facility: Port Jefferson on north shore of Suffolk County (incl. 23' channel depth. Ferry service: Bay Shore and Sayville to various points of Fire Island.

Department Organization
Population of the Town Of Islip
VILLAGES Census 1990 Census 2000
Brightwaters
Website
 3,265 3,248
Islandia
Website
1100 Old Nichols Road
Islandia, NY 11749
Phone: (631)348-1133
Fax: (631)348-7650
 2,769 3,057
Ocean Beach
Website
P.O. Box 457
Ocean Beach, NY 11770
Phone: (631)583-5940
Fax: (631)583-7597
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
131 138
Saltaire
Website
P.O. Box 5551
Bayshore, NY 11706
Village Office: (631)583-5566
Fax: (631)583-5986
Security: (631)583-5572
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it
38 43
Total 6,203 6,486
 
HAMLETS Census 1990 Census 2000
Bayport
Chamber of Commerce Website 		7,702 8,662
Bay Shore
Chamber of Commerce Website 		21,279 23,852
Baywood 7,351 7,571
Bohemia 9,556 9,871
Brentwood 45,218 53,917
Central Islip
Chamber of Commerce Website 		26,042 31,950
East Islip
Chamber of Commerce Website 		14,325 14,078
Fire Island, part 150 310
Great River
Chamber of Commerce Website 		1,442 1,546
Hauppuage, part 9,593 20,100
Holbrook, part
Chamber of Commerce Website 		20,210 27,512
Holtsville, part 2,442 17,006
Islip
Chamber of Commerce Website 		18,924 20,575
Islip Terrace
Chamber of Commerce Website 		5,530 5,641
North Bay Shore 12,799 14,992
North Great River 3,964 3,929
Oakdale w/ Dowling College
Chamber of Commerce Website 		7,875 2,075
Ronkonkoma
Chamber of Commerce Website 		20,391 20,029
Sayville
Chamber of Commerce Website 		16,550 16,735
West Bay Shore 4,907 4,775
West Islip
Chamber of Commerce Website 		28,419 28,907
West Sayville
Chamber of Commerce Website 		4,680 5,003
Total 286,349 322,782


Town Of Islip Links
Libraries
School Districts
Police Departments
  • 3rd Precinct
    1630 5th Avenue
    Bayshore, NY
    (631)854-8300
    Website
  • 4th Precinct
    345 Old Willets Path
    Hauppauge, NY
    (631)854-8400
    Website
  • 5th Precinct
    125 Waverly Avenue
    Patchogue, NY
    (631)854-8500
    Website

Hospitals
  • Good Samaritan
    1000 Montauk Hwy
    West Islip, NY 11795
    (631)376-3000
    Website

  • Southside Hospital
    301 East Main Street
    Bayshore, NY 11706
    Business: (631) 968-3000
    Emergency: (631) 968-3314
    Website

COMMUNITY AMBULANCE COMPANIES
Water Authorities
SCWA
Western Administrative
260 Motor Pkwy 4060 Sunrise Hwy
Hauppauge, NY 11788 Oakdale, NY 11769
(631) 582-2211 (631)589-5200
Emergency 
Mon-Fri  
8:30 a.m-8:00p.m After Hours emergency
(631)582-2211 (631) 665-0663
Website
Colleges
  • Adelphi-Hauppauge Center
    55 Kennedy Drive
    Hauppauge,NY 11788
    (631) 300-4350

    • Website
  • Dowling
    Idle Hour Blvd
    Oakdale, NY11769
    (631)244-3000
    • Website
  • LIU Brentwood Campus
    100 Second Ave
    Brentwood, NY 11717
    (631)273-5112
    • Website
  • Suffolk Community College
    Crooked Hill Road
    Brentwood, NY 11717
    (631)851-6700
    • Website
  • St. John's University (Oakdale Campus)
    500 Montauk Highway
    Oakdale, NY 11769
    (631) 218-7800
    • Website
  • Touro College
    1700 Union Blvd
    Bayshore, NY 11706
    (631) 665-1600
    • Website