Town of Babylon, New York

Babylon
(Suffolk County)

Backus
(Saint Lawrence County)

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The Town of Babylon is located in Suffolk County.

Time Zone: Babylon lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Babylon, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Babylon had a population of 211,792 people ^<1> (or 14.88% of the total population of Suffolk County). The population of Babylon represented 1.12% of the total of New York, making it the state's 9th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Babylon had a population of 219,761 people. This is an increase of 3.76% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Babylon.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	219,761	+3.76%
2007	219,753	+3.76%
2006	219,618	+3.7%	-0.47% since 2005
2005	220,664	+4.19%
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2000	211,792	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Freeport	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	43,881	0.22% increase
Hempstead	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	761,101	0.68% increase
Hempstead	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	53,915	4.67% decrease
Huntington	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	201,594	3.23% increase
Islip	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	336,292	4.24% increase
Long Beach	W	16 mi [25.75 km]	35,698	0.67% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Babylon.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
New York ^<3>

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Footnotes

<1>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Babylon. - Return to Citation
<2>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Babylon and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<3>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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