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Babylon is the South Shore town center the whole Town of Babylon is named after: a walkable downtown on Deer Park Avenue and Main Street, the end of the line for the LIRR's Babylon Branch, nine village marinas on the Great South Bay, and the barrier beach along Ocean Parkway.
There are three Babylons on the map, each with its own ZIP code. Babylon (11702) is this guide. West Babylon (11704) and North Babylon (11703) are separate communities next door. Babylon 11702 is mostly the incorporated Village of Babylon, plus the Town of Babylon's barrier beach communities across the bay: West Gilgo Beach, Gilgo Beach, Oak Island, Oak Beach and the western part of Captree Island.
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Most of Babylon 11702 is the incorporated Village of Babylon, which became the first incorporated village in the Town of Babylon on December 19, 1893. It covers about 2.8 square miles, including the water, and had about 12,200 residents in the 2020 census.
Being a village means a local layer of government and services on top of the Town and County. A few that matter if you live here:
Before it was Babylon, this was Huntington South, the southern end of the Town of Huntington. In 1657 the Town of Huntington, represented by Jonas Wood, made a land agreement with the Montaukett sachem Wyandanch known as the deed of the Five Necks, South Side. English settlers drawn by the fish and shellfish of the Great South Bay started farming the South Shore in the late 1600s.
In 1803, Nathaniel Conklin built a house at the corner of Main Street and Deer Park Avenue with a cornerstone reading "New Babylon, This House Built by Nat Conklin, 1803." He and his mother, Phebe, are credited with starting the name. The local story is that she compared the spot to the Babylon of the Bible because of the noisy tavern across the road. The post office adopted the name Babylon in 1830. The Conklin House was moved in 1871 to Deer Park Avenue near the railroad, and today it's a museum with that cornerstone on display. See the Village's history page for more.
The South Side Railroad reached Babylon on October 11, 1867, and that turned the village into a resort. In 1871 a horsecar line started running from the depot down to the steamboat dock, where ferries carried people across to the beaches. At least fourteen hotels operated in Babylon between the 1800s and the 1930s. The biggest was the Argyle Hotel, which Long Island Rail Road president Austin Corbin built in 1882. Today, The Argyle Grill & Tavern on Deer Park Avenue carries the name.
Babylon led the push to split from Huntington, helped along by editorials in the South Side Signal, the local paper founded in 1869. The Town of Babylon formed in 1872, and the Village of Babylon incorporated in 1893.
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The Village of Babylon runs nine marinas with more than 450 slips: Argyle Marina, Beach Marina, Boynes Canal, East Creek, Lewis Pond, North Lewis Pond, Southeast Lewis Pond, the Main Dock and Lighthouse Marina. The Village says slips are open to residents and non-residents. Rates and the berth application are on the Village marinas page.
Across the bay on Ocean Parkway, Overlook Beach is one of the Town of Babylon's three ocean beaches. It has lifeguards, a playground, picnic areas with grills, outdoor showers and food service. It's open to Town of Babylon residents only, with a yearly Town recreation permit.
West Gilgo Beach, Gilgo Beach, Oak Island, Oak Beach and the western part of Captree Island all use the Babylon 11702 ZIP code. They're part of the Town of Babylon, not the Village, and they're in the Babylon school district and served by the Babylon Fire Department. The Town says the name Gilgo shows up in Huntington Town records as early as 1793, and "Cap tree" appears in a 1802 lease.
If you're buying on the water anywhere in 11702, check the flood zone, elevation certificate, flood insurance cost, bulkhead condition and dock rights for that specific property.
The Village's parks and facilities are listed on the Babylon Village parks page.
On West Main Street, around Argyle Lake and its 1928 waterfall overflow, an easy walk from downtown. #RippedRealtor tip: loop the lake on foot before you hit the Main Street restaurants.
A pond along the Carlls River with walking trails.
On Park Avenue, dedicated in 1969, with a playground and tennis courts. It's part of the trail system that leads north to Belmont Lake State Park.
At 700 Fire Island Avenue South, the village pool has been running since 1927.
A nine-hole village golf course at 75 Cedar Street, opened in 1999.
Babylon has the busiest restaurant row on this stretch of the South Shore, and almost all of it is walkable from the train. Deer Park Avenue and Main Street are the core, with a cluster by the station on North Carll Avenue and a few spots down Fire Island Avenue toward the water. Places turn over fast here, so I check this list against each restaurant's own site. Hours change, so check before you go.
Babylon Fish & Clam on Fire Island Avenue closed in October 2026 for a renovation under new owners, who plan to reopen it as an Italian seafood restaurant. Got a Babylon spot that belongs on this list? Tell me.
By train: Babylon station is where the LIRR's Babylon Branch ends, and the Montauk Branch continues east from here. That means a lot of trains, and plenty of commuters who start here. Check the MTA's station information for parking and schedules. The station area is also a Suffolk County Transit bus hub.
By car: Sunrise Highway runs east-west just north of downtown, and Montauk Highway is Main Street. Deer Park Avenue runs north from the village toward North Babylon and the Southern State Parkway. To get to the ocean beaches, take the Robert Moses Causeway or the Wantagh Parkway to Ocean Parkway.
The Babylon Union Free School District serves most of 11702, including the barrier beach communities. Its three schools are Babylon Memorial Grade School, Babylon Elementary School and Babylon Junior-Senior High School. The district office is at 50 Railroad Avenue.
Some homes with a Babylon mailing address, including parts of the Village, are in the West Babylon or North Babylon school districts instead. Verify the district for the individual property. Search: homes in the Babylon school district.
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Price it right, fix what an inspector will flag before you list, and present it well from day one. Know your school district, because in Babylon the mailing address doesn't settle it. If your home is on the water, have your flood and elevation paperwork ready, plus anything on your bulkhead and dock. Reach out to me directly and we'll put together the right plan.
They're three separate communities with three ZIP codes. Babylon (11702) is mostly the incorporated Village of Babylon plus the barrier beach. West Babylon (11704) and North Babylon (11703) are unincorporated hamlets governed by the Town of Babylon. All three are in the Town of Babylon.
Most of Babylon 11702 is the Village of Babylon, incorporated in 1893, with its own mayor and trustees. The barrier beach communities that share the ZIP code are part of the Town of Babylon, not the Village.
The name goes back to Nathaniel Conklin's 1803 house, whose cornerstone reads "New Babylon." He and his mother, Phebe, are credited with starting it, and the post office adopted it in 1830.
Yes. Babylon station is the end of the LIRR's Babylon Branch, and the Montauk Branch stops there too.
Most of 11702 is in the Babylon Union Free School District. Some homes with a Babylon address are in the West Babylon or North Babylon districts, so verify the district for any specific property.
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Babylon's downtown changes fast. A restaurant closes, and something new is in the space by the next season. If I've missed a spot, a marina detail, an event or a piece of village history, tell me and I'll keep this current.
I'm John Cordeira, Broker/Owner of Cordeira Homes. I live a few towns west in Massapequa Park and have sold Long Island homes for more than 20 years.
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