Map of Central Islip CDP

Central Islip (Also known as CI) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 34,450 at the 2010 census.

Central Islip CDP overview:
Name:Central Islip CDP
LSAD Code:57
LSAD Description:CDP (suffix)
State:New York
County:Suffolk County
Elevation:85 ft (26 m)
Total Area:7.16 sq mi (18.53 km²)
Land Area:7.16 sq mi (18.53 km²)
Water Area:0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:36,714
Population Density:5,131.24/sq mi (1,981.27/km²)
ZIP code:11722, 11749, 11760
Area code:631, 934
FIPS code:3613552
GNISfeature ID:0946246

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History

Prior to the arrival of European settlers, the Secatogue tribe of Algonquin native-American people lived in the area now known as Central Islip.

In 1842, the Long Island Rail Road’s eastward expansion reached the area, and the Suffolk County Station was opened up. The Suffolk County Station, became the commercial center for housing. With that being done the name Central Islip was thus born, and applied to a new station built in 1873 further to the east. The modern Central Islip station is in a different location from all of its predecessors.

In 1889, what became the Central Islip Psychiatric Center opened. By 1955, it housed over 10,000 patients. It closed in 1996.

In the mid-1990s, Central Islip began a resurgence, with new housing developments, commercial properties, and government complexes. A new federal courthouse complex opened, claimed to be the second largest in the country. On part of the site of the former Central Islip Psychiatric Center’s 788-acre (3.19 km) campus. In 2000, the baseball stadium for Independent league team Long Island Ducks opened up.

Housing developments in Central Islip include:

  • College Woods
  • Park Row
  • Bella Casa Estates
  • Islip Landing
  • Courthouse Commons
  • Waddington Estates
  • Hawthorne Court (Home Properties)
  • Coventry Village


Today, Central Isilp is a mainly Hispanic area and many of them only speak Spanish. Hispanics make up 57.7% of the total population of Central Islip, although there is also a large population of African Americans as well and only a few Non Hispanic whites live in as . Central Islip has a problem with crime and gangs such as the MS 13 and the Bloods are active in the area.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 7.1 square miles (18.4 km), all land.

See also

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Map of Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County overview: Name: Suffolk County FIPS code: 36-103 State: New York Founded: 1683 Named for: Suffolk, England Seat: Riverhead Largest town: Brookhaven Total Area: 2,373 sq mi (6,150 km²) Land Area: 912 sq mi (2,360 km²) Total Population: 1,525,920 Population Density: 1,637.0/sq mi (632.0/km²) Time zone: UTC−5 (Eastern) Summer Time Zone (DST): UTC−4 (EDT) Website: www.suffolkcountyny.gov Suffolk County location map. Where ... Read more
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