| Official Name: | Copiague, New York |
| Pushpin Map: | New York |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of New York |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | New York |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Suffolk |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.61 |
| Area Land Km2: | 8.01 |
| Area Water Km2: | 1.60 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 3.71 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 3.09 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.62 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 23429 |
| Population Density Km2: | 2925.40 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 7577.30 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation M: | 7 |
| Elevation Ft: | 23 |
| Coordinates: | 40.6747°N -73.3933°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 11726 |
| Area Code: | 631 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 36-18146 |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 0947414 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Copiague is a hamlet on Long Island (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 23,429 at the 2020 census.[2] Copiague is an unincorporated place within Babylon.
Copiague is located at 40.6747°N -73.3933°W (40.674700, -73.393235).[3] It is approximately east of Manhattan and west of Montauk Point.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 8.4km2, of which 8.3km2 is land and 0.1km2, or 0.88%, is water.
Copiague is bordered by Amityville to the west, North Amityville to the north, Lindenhurst to the east, and the Great South Bay to the south.
South of Montauk Highway, Copiague is divided into three major peninsulas:
As of the census[4] of 2010, there were 23,429 people and 6,942 households, with 3.33 persons per household. The population density was 7144.3sp=usNaNsp=us.[5]
There were 7,919 housing units, of which 82.0% were owner-occupied. 4.8% of housing units were vacant and 28.0% of occupied housing units were occupied by renters.[6]
The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.1% White, 1.9% African American, 0.1% Native American, 0.0% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 0.0% some other race, and 0.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 32.7% of the population.
There were 7,535 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were headed by married couples living together, 14.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.4% were non-families. 21.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.9% were someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.04 and the average family size was 3.44.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 21.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 28.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.4 years.
For the period 2009–2011, it was estimated that 94.9% of the population had lived in the same house 1 year and over. 29.2% of the population were foreign-born, and 34.8% of residents at least 5 years old spoke a language other than English at home.[7]
Between 2009 and 2011, 84.9% of residents at least 25 years old had graduated from high school, and 20.9% of residents at least 25 years old had a bachelor's degree or higher. The mean travel time to work for workers aged 16 and over was 25.1 minutes.[8]
For the period 2009–2011, the median annual income for a household in the CDP was $74,065. The per capita income for the CDP was $29,768. 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line.
Most of Copiague is served by the Copiague Union Free School District, which also serves parts of North Amityville, a small portion of North Lindenhurst, and a very small portion of East Farmingdale. However, a portion of Copiague, west of Bayview Avenue and north of Dixon Avenue, is in the Amityville Union Free School District.
As of the 2010–2011 school year, the Copiague Union Free School District had 4,720 students.[9]
The district operates six schools:
Deauville Gardens East, Deauville Gardens West, Great Neck Road, and Susan E. Wiley
Founded in 1928, the Copiague Volunteer Fire Department is the sole provider of fire and rescue services for the hamlet of Copiague.[10] Three fire companies and two emergency squads are dispatched by the Town of Babylon Central Fire Alarm dispatch center out of two fire stations and the Tanner Park Marina. The north station, located on Dixon Ave. houses the Vigilant Engine Company and the Yellowbirds firematic drill team.[11] The south station on Great Neck Rd. houses the Eagle Engine Company, the Hook, Ladder and Rescue Company, the Emergency Medical Services squad, and the Special Operations and Rescue squad.[12]
The department operates four engines, two utility vehicles assigned to each engine company, a 90-foot tower ladder, a heavy rescue truck, three ambulances, an ALS first response vehicle. The Special Operations and Rescue squad operates a fully enclosed and climate controlled 5-ton high water rescue vehicle, three boats ranging from a 19-foot Boston Whaler to a small inflatable, a Special Ops rescue van, a Yamaha side by side, and a double decker boat trailer.[13]