Overview of the Area
Explore the Community
Town Government & Public Services
Town of Babylon Copiague Division
Oversees planning, permits, public works, sanitation, and beautification efforts
Office of Citizen Services (3‑1‑1)
This Office of Citizen Services acts in an advocacy capacity to ensure that all complaints are handled in a satisfactory manner. The department is a division of the Supervisor’s Office and is responsible for handling constituent concerns.
Suffolk County Social Services
Offers assistance programs (SNAP, Medicaid, child care, etc.) via nearby Ronkonkoma center
Libraries
Copiague Memorial Public Library
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Open: Mon–Fri 10 am–9 pm, Sat 9 am–5 pm (closed Sundays) Yelp+15Copiague Memorial Public Library+15MapQuest+15Livebrary
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Services include: Museum & park passes, Library of Things, passport services, notary, meeting rooms Copiague Memorial Public Library+2Copiague Memorial Public Library+2Livebrary+2
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Certified sustainable; supports community resilience & eco‑programs Wikipedia+2Copiague Memorial Public Library+2Town of Babylon+2
Cultural, Arts & History
Town of Babylon Historic Services
The name Copiague is derived from a Native American term meaning “sheltered place.” The community was also known as Powell’s, Great Neck and East Amityville, before the name Copiague was chosen around 1900.
President George Washington visited Copiague, then known as Huntington South, on April 21, 1790, during his tour of Long Island. Washington dined at the home of Zebulon Ketcham, writing in his diary that it was “a very neat and decent one.”
Museum Pass Program
Free access to LI museums (Cradle of Aviation, Heckscher Museum, Whaling Museum, etc.) via the library
Museum Passes
9/11 Memorial & Museum Brooklyn Botanical Garden Cold Spring Harbor Fire House Museum Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium Cradle of Aviation Museum Fire Island Lighthouse Garvies Point Museum & Preserve Heckscher Museum Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Long Island Children’s Museum Long Island
Nature, Parks & Beaches
Tanner Park
(Copiague; Great South Bay waterfront): features athletic fields (baseball, soccer, tennis), fishing, boating, walking paths
Tanner Spray Park
(400 Baylawn Ave): seasonal splash park open in summer, ideal for children and families
Copiague Neck County Park
largely natural preserve with quiet trails and marsh views on the bay edge
Public Safety & Services
Suffolk County Police Department
Suffolk County Police Department: handles regional coverage for Copiague under Town of Babylon jurisdiction Rome2Rio+15Town of Babylon+15Wikipedia+15
Suffolk County Police – 2nd Precinct (Huntington Area)
The Suffolk County Police Department (SCPD) provides police services to 5 of the 10 Towns in Suffolk County, New York.
Schools & Education
Walter G. O’Connell Copiague High School
Public
Copiague Middle School
Public
Transportation & Infrastructure
Copiague LIRR Station
(Babylon Branch, Marconi Blvd & Great Neck Rd): accessible rail service with parking and ADA access
