West Sayville, New York | |
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Hamlet and census-designated place | |
Sign for the Long Island Maritime Museum, West Sayville's primary attraction
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Location within the state of New York | |
Coordinates: 40°43′54″N 73°6′18″W / 40.73167°N 73.10500°WCoordinates: 40°43′54″N 73°6′18″W / 40.73167°N 73.10500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | New York |
County | Suffolk |
Area | |
• Total | 2.10 sq mi (5.45 km2) |
• Land | 2.10 sq mi (5.44 km2) |
• Water | 0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 5,011 |
• Density | 2,400/sq mi (920/km2) |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 11796 |
Area code(s) | 631 |
FIPS code | 36-80885 |
GNIS feature ID | 0970860 |
West Sayville is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is also a census-designated place (CDP) and had a population of 5,011 at the 2010 census.
West Sayville is located on the South Shore of Long Island in the Town of Islip. Its coordinates are 40°43’54”N 73°6’18”W (40.731594, -73.099701). West Sayville’s coastline borders the Great South Bay.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, West Sayville has a total area of 2.10 square miles (5.45 km2), of which 2.10 square miles (5.44 km2) is land and 0.0077 square miles (0.02 km2), or 0.31%, is water.
West Sayville's ZIP code is 11796. The West Sayville Post Office is located at 12 Washington Avenue.
The United States Census Bureau reported that during the 2010 census, the population of West Sayville was 5,011, with a population density of 2,386.2 per square mile. Of the total population, 2,407 (48.0%) were males and 2,604 (52.0%) were females.
There were 1,771 households, 1,314 families and 606 families with children under the age of eighteen. In addition, there were a total of 2,124 housing units, of which 1,771 (83.4%) were occupied and 353 (16.6%) were unoccupied. Of the occupied housing units, 1,485 (83.9%) were owner-occupied units, and the remaining 286 (16.1%) were renter-occupied units.
West Sayville is under the jurisdiction of the Sayville School District. The two schools within West Sayville are Sayville High School at 20 Brook Street, and Cherry Avenue Elementary School on 155 Cherry Avenue. Parts of West Sayville attend Connetquot School District.
One private school is West Sayville Christian School at 37 Rollstone Avenue, serving kindergarten through eighth grade.
West Sayville is part of the West Sayville-Oakdale Fire District. The West Sayville Fire Department is the volunteer fire department agency employed by the West Sayville-Oakdale Fire District to provide fire protection for this area. This agency responds to all fire-related emergencies and motor vehicle crashes with personal injury, as well as numerous other emergency incidents within the borders of the West Sayville-Oakdale Fire District. The West Sayville Fire Department is a certified New York State fire department.