Copiague, New York Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

Population: 21,922
Males: 10,929 (49.9%), Females: 10,993 (50.1%)

Suffolk County

Zip code: 11726

Demographics

Median resident age: 36.6 years
Median household income: $58,906
Median house value: $154,900

Population by Race

Races in Copiague:

  • White Non-Hispanic (72.3%)
  • Hispanic (20.5%)
  • Other race (8.5%)
  • Black (4.4%)
  • Two or more races (3.1%)
  • Asian Indian (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: Italian (30.9%), Irish (19.4%), German (14.4%), Polish (6.4%), English (3.9%), United States (3.0%).

Land area: 3.2 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Copiague

  • High school or higher: 77.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.9%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 5.2%
  • Unemployed: 4.9%
  • Mean travel time to work: 31.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Copiague CDP

  • Never married: 27.2%
  • Now married: 55.7%
  • Separated: 2.5%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 8.4%

21.7% Foreign born (12.6% Latin America, 6.9% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Copiague:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Copiague:

  • REPUBLIC (about 3 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Abbreviation: FRG)
  • LONG ISLAND MAC ARTHUR (about 22 miles; ISLIP, NY; Abbreviation: ISP)
  • JOHN F KENNEDY INTL (about 26 miles; NEW YORK, NY; Abbreviation: JFK)

Other public-use airports nearest to Copiague:

  • SANDS POINT (about 24 miles; PORT WASHINGTON, NY; Abbreviation: 7N3)
  • BAYPORT AERODROME (about 25 miles; BAYPORT, NY; Abbreviation: 23N)
  • FLUSHING (about 30 miles; NEW YORK/FLUSHING/, NY; Abbreviation: FLU)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Copiague:

  • SUNY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AT FARMINGDALE (about 5 miles; FARMINGDALE, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,831)
  • SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE-WESTERN CAMPUS (about 13 miles; BRENTWOOD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 3,485)
  • HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY (about 16 miles; HEMPSTEAD, NY; Full-time enrollment: 10,842)
  • NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY-OLD WESTBURY (about 17 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,459)
  • SUNY COLLEGE AT OLD WESTBURY (about 17 miles; OLD WESTBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,594)
  • NASSAU COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 18 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 13,710)
  • ADELPHI UNIVERSITY (about 18 miles; GARDEN CITY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,074)

Schools

Public high school in Copiague:

  • WALTER G. O’CONNELL COPIAGUE HS (Students: 1,380; Location: 1100 DIXON AVE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Copiague:

  • COPIAGUE MS (Students: 1,194; Location: 2650 GREAT NECK RD; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • DEAUVILLE GARDENS ES (Students: 945; Location: 100 DEAUVILLE BLVD; Grades: KG – 05)
  • SUSAN E. WILEY SCHOOL (Students: 771; Location: SCUDDER AVE; Grades: KG – 05)
  • GREAT NECK ROAD ES (Students: 531; Location: 1400 GREAT NECK RD; Grades: KG – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Copiague:

  • COPIAGUE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 142; Location: 2675 GREAT NECK RD; Grades: PK – 6)

Libraries

Library in Copiague:

  • COPIAGUE MEMORIAL PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $2,445,635; Location: 50 DEAUVILLE BOULEVARD; 124,305 books; 7,064 audio materials; 14,277 video materials; 5 serial subscriptions)