Welcome to West Islip ...

West Islip is located in Suffolk County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of West Islip, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1958.

A typical abbreviation for West Islip: W. Islip

West Islip is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: West Islip lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near West Islip ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Islip.

• Hempstead
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hempstead
  • Hempstead is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hempstead <3>
• Freeport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,705 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <3>
• Lindenhurst
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindenhurst
  • Lindenhurst is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindenhurst <3>
• Rockville Centre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville Centre
  • Rockville Centre is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockville Centre <3>
• Garden City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <3>
• Mineola
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
  • Mineola is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <3>
• Lynbrook
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynbrook
  • Lynbrook is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynbrook <3>
• Massapequa Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Massapequa Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massapequa Park
  • Massapequa Park is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,034 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Massapequa Park <3>
• Westbury
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westbury
  • Westbury is located in Nassau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westbury <3>
• Patchogue
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchogue
  • Patchogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patchogue <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around West Islip. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Islip.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Islip. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around West Islip.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Islip. See our Newspapers Page for West Islip.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Islip ...

Looking for more information about West Islip? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Islip, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Islip.

Adding West Islip to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Islip in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for West Islip was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the West Islip post office opened in 1958.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Islip.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Islip. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/