Town of Islip, New York

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The Town of Islip is located in Suffolk County.

Islip is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Islip 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 Islip, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, the Town of Islip had a population of 322,612 people^<2> (or 22.66% of the total population of Suffolk County). The population of Islip represented 1.7% of the total of New York, making it the state's 4th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Islip had a population of 336,292 people. This is an increase of 4.24% 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 Islip.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Babylon	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	219,761	3.76% increase
	Babylon	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	12,760	1.15% increase
	Brookhaven	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	488,800	9.05% increase
	Huntington	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	201,594	3.23% increase
	Lake Grove	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	10,948	6.81% increase
	Lindenhurst	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	28,620	2.88% increase

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

The Commemorative Quarter for New York<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Islip. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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