Captree, New York Explained

Official Name:Captree, New York
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:New York#USA
Pushpin Label:Captree
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:40.64°N -73.2581°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New York
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Suffolk
Subdivision Type3:Towns
Subdivision Name3:Islip
Babylon
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:2.80
Area Land Sq Mi:1.62
Area Water Sq Mi:1.18
Area Total Km2:7.24
Area Land Km2:4.19
Area Water Km2:3.05
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:11.46
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:5
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:11702
Area Code:631 / 934
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:36-12402
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2805097
Population Total:48
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population Density Sq Mi:29.68

Captree is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Islip and Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It occupies Captree Island in Great South Bay, as well as the east end of Jones Beach Island to the south, comprising Captree State Park. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Prior to that it was part of the Oak Beach–Captree CDP.

The community is in southwestern Suffolk County, on two islands that lie between Long Island to the north and Fire Island to the south. The eastern two-thirds of the CDP are in the town of Islip, while the one-third of the CDP that occupies the portion of Captree Island west of the Robert Moses Causeway is in the town of Babylon. The Robert Moses Causeway connects Captree and Jones Beach islands with West Islip, 6miles to the north on Long Island. Ocean Parkway runs west from Captree through Oak Beach and Gilgo, leading to Jones Beach State Park. To the south, the Fire Island Inlet Bridge leads to Robert Moses State Park on Fire Island.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.