North Babylon, NY — Crash Data, Roads, History & Law
North Babylon is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, with 17,927 residents at the 2020 Census. Federal crash records show 20 fatal crashes that killed 24 people within its boundaries from 2010 through 2024 — 6 of them on foot. Southern State Parkway accounted for more of those deaths (11) than any other road. Residents who commute travel an average of 34.6 minutes each way.
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North Babylon at a glance
- Status
- Hamlet (unincorporated; census-designated place)
- Town
- Babylon
- County
- Suffolk County
- Population (2020 Census)
- 17,927[C]
- Housing units (2020)
- 6,430
- Land area
- 3.3 sq mi
- Density
- 5,438 people per sq mi
- Average commute
- 34.6 minutes[B]
- Traffic deaths, 2010–2024
- 24[A]
- ZIP Code
- 11703
- Founded / settled
- Wealthy New York City residents, including Long Island Rail Road president and Coney Island developer Austin Corbin, began buying land in the area for summer estates in the late 1800s, drawn by its position between the Deer Park and Babylon rail stations and its hunting and fishing.[1]
- Legal status
- Unincorporated hamlet of the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County; tabulated by the Census Bureau as the North Babylon CDP[1]
- School district
- North Babylon Union Free School District (formerly Town of Huntington School District No. 19, then Town of Babylon School District No. 3)[2]
- Fire protection
- North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company, organized informally beginning in 1934[3]
- Police
- Suffolk County Police Department, First Precinct (headquartered in West Babylon, covering the whole Town of Babylon)[7][8]
- Main roads and owners
- Sunrise Highway/NY 27 (state, runs through); Southern State Parkway (state, bisects the former Belmont estate)[10][4]
- Census geography
- North Babylon CDP · GEOID 3651440 · GNIS 2389560
- Coordinates
- 40.7315°N, 73.3249°W
Hamlets in New York have no legal boundary or government of their own. Figures here use the Census Bureau's census-designated place, the standard statistical outline for the community; local usage of the name can be wider or narrower.
Name:The hamlet sits north of, and takes its name from, the Village of Babylon; through the late 1800s the broader area later split among West Babylon, North Babylon and the Village of Babylon was generally just called "Babylon."[4]
Fatal crashes in North Babylon, 2010–2024
From January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2024, 24 people died in 20 crashes on public roads inside North Babylon, according to the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System.[A] Pedestrians account for 6 of those deaths (25%). The deadliest year was 2014, with 5 deaths.
- Fatal crashes
- 20
- People killed
- 24
- Pedestrians
- 6
- Bicyclists
- 0
- Motorcyclists
- 1
- Vehicle occupants
- 17
2024 figures come from NHTSA's Annual Report File and may be revised.
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| Year | Fatal crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 |
Roads where people died
| Road | Crashes | Deaths |
|---|---|---|
| Southern State Parkway | 7 | 11 |
| Deer Park Avenue (NY 231) | 6 | 6 |
| Sunrise Highway (NY 27) | 3 | 3 |
| Bay Shore Rd (CR 57) | 1 | 1 |
| Woods Rd | 1 | 1 |
| NY 213 | 1 | 1 |
| NY 17 | 1 | 1 |
Road names as recorded by police and normalised to common Long Island names.
When and where
- Of the 20 crashes with a recorded time, 10 happened between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m., 5 between 4 and 8 p.m., 4 between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., and 1 between 6 and 10 a.m.
- 70% happened in darkness.
- 11 of the 24 deaths were on expressways or parkways; 13 were on arterials and local streets.
- 1 crash killed more than one person.
- In at least 1 crash, a driver had a reported blood-alcohol concentration of .08 or higher. This counts known test results only; NHTSA's official alcohol estimates, which impute untested drivers, are higher.
Who owns the roads where they happened (2015–2024)
FARS has recorded the owner of the roadway since 2015. Of the 14 fatal crashes in North Babylon since then:
- State highways 11 (79%)
- Town roads 2 (14%)
- County roads 1 (7%)
Ownership matters in New York because claims against a county, town, city or village generally require a notice of claim within 90 days (General Municipal Law § 50-e), while claims against the State are brought in the Court of Claims under Court of Claims Act § 10. This is general information, not legal advice.
Rate: 8.9 traffic deaths per 100,000 residents per year, against 9.1 for Suffolk County. This is a resident-based rate, not a measure of how risky the roads are to drive: crashes are counted where they happen, not where the people involved live, so a small community crossed by a major highway shows a high rate.
The 15 most recent fatal crashes
| Date | Time | Road | Deaths | Who died | Light |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * | 4 a.m. | Southern State Parkway | 1 | Vehicle occupant | dark |
| * | 10 p.m. | Southern State Parkway | 1 | Vehicle occupant | dark |
| * | 6 p.m. | Bay Shore Rd (CR 57) | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight |
| * | 9 p.m. | Deer Park Avenue (NY 231) | 1 | Vehicle occupant | dark |
| 3 a.m. | Southern State Parkway | 1 | Pedestrian | dark | |
| 3 p.m. | Southern State Parkway | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 2 p.m. | Woods Rd at Erlanger Blvd | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 1 p.m. | Deer Park Avenue (NY 231) | 1 | Pedestrian | daylight | |
| 8 p.m. | Deer Park Avenue (NY 231) at August Rd | 1 | Pedestrian | dark | |
| 12 p.m. | Southern State Parkway | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 5 p.m. | Deer Park Avenue (NY 231) at Hunter Ave | 1 | Pedestrian | dark | |
| 4 a.m. | Sunrise Highway (NY 27) | 1 | Vehicle occupant | dark | |
| 3 a.m. | Deer Park Avenue (NY 231) at Hale Rd | 1 | Pedestrian | dark | |
| 8 a.m. | NY 213 | 1 | Vehicle occupant | daylight | |
| 10 p.m. | Southern State Parkway | 5 | 5 vehicle occupants | dark |
FARS contains no names or personal identifiers. * 2024 records are preliminary. Download all 20 records (CSV) · How this was compiled
Recent North Babylon Incident Reports
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All reported crashes in the Town of Babylon, 2021–2024
New York's crash file codes each crash to a town, city or village — never to a hamlet — so the finest official count that covers North Babylon is for the Town of Babylon, which contains it. Police reported 20,245 crashes there from 2021 through 2024 — about 13.9 a day. 5,648 (27.9%) injured someone and 70 were fatal. [D]
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5,099 | 4,752 | 5,323 | 5,071 | 20,245 |
- Injury crashes
- 5,648
- Fatal crashes
- 70
- Struck a pedestrian
- 238
- Struck a bicyclist
- 194
- Struck a deer
- 9
Counts are crashes, not people. The municipality is entered by the reporting police agency, and coding is less consistent for small villages, so compare places with care.
How North Babylon gets to work
North Babylon commuters travel an average of 34.6 minutes each way, 3.5 minutes longer than the Suffolk County average (the national average is 26.4 minutes). About 72.1% of workers drive alone, and 4.9% ride the railroad. [B]
| Measure | North Babylon | Suffolk County | New York State | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average one-way commute | 34.6 min ±5.2 | 31.1 min | 32.6 min | 26.4 min |
| Commute 60 minutes or longer | 15.7% ±3.6 | 14.1% | 16.8% | 8.6% |
| Commute under 15 minutes | 19.9% ±3.4 | 22.8% | 20.5% | 26% |
| Drive alone | 72.1% ±4.1 | 72.1% | 48.8% | 68.8% |
| Carpool | 7.2% ±2.9 | 7.5% | 6.3% | 8.5% |
| Commuter rail (LIRR) | 4.9% ±2.1 | 3.2% | 1.8% | 0.3% |
| Bus | 1.2% ±1 † | 0.6% | 5.1% | 1.5% |
| Walk | 1.2% ±0.8 † | 1.4% | 5.6% | 2.4% |
| Work from home | 10.8% ±2.8 | 12% | 14.9% | 15.1% |
| Leave home before 6 a.m. | 13.5% ±2.5 | 12% | 10.6% | 14.4% |
| Households with no vehicle | 4.2% ±1.6 | 5.1% | 29.2% | 8.4% |
| Households with three or more vehicles | 30.2% ±4.2 | 28.8% | 11.8% | 21.9% |
Survey estimates for 9,355 workers aged 16 and over; ± values are 90% margins of error. † Small sample — the margin of error is large relative to the estimate, so treat the figure as indicative only. Travel-time rows exclude people who work from home.
Notable facts about North Babylon
- A row of ornamental pine trees August Belmont Sr. planted at his North Babylon estate still stands in the median of the Southern State Parkway, west of Belmont Avenue.[4]
- During World War I, the racetrack of Belmont's North Babylon estate became a U.S. Army aviation training field, Camp Damm, named for an aviator killed in service in 1918.[4]
- Belmont Lake State Park, on the site of Belmont's horse-breeding farm, has served as the administrative headquarters for all of Long Island's state parks since 1935.[9]
- The country mansion now used by the Town of Babylon Parks Department was built in 1942 for a Jewish family, the Schnurs, who had fled Nazi Germany before World War II.[4]
- North Babylon's school district was Town of Huntington School District No. 19 before 1872 and Town of Babylon School District No. 3 afterward, before becoming North Babylon Union Free School District.[2]
History
North Babylon is an unincorporated hamlet of the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County, tabulated by the Census Bureau as a census-designated place.[1] Beginning in the late 1800s, wealthy New York City residents bought large tracts in the area for summer estates, including Austin Corbin, president of the Long Island Rail Road and developer of Coney Island; the area, between the busy Deer Park and Babylon rail stations, was prized for hunting and fishing.[4] Merchant Royal Phelps bought a North Babylon estate in 1863 that included a celebrated trout pond called "The Reel"; the property passed through several owners, including 19th-century baseball player John Montgomery Ward, before becoming Phelps Lane Park in 1960.[4] The mansion standing in the park today dates to 1942, built as the country home of Dr. David and Else Schnur, a Jewish family who had fled Nazi Germany before World War II; the Schnurs named their pond Elda Lake, and their former residence later became the Town of Babylon Parks Department's headquarters.[4]
Royal Phelps is credited with introducing August Belmont Sr. to the area; beginning in 1867 Belmont purchased 1,300 acres on which he built a horse-breeding farm and a 24-room mansion (the Belmont Stakes is named for him).[4] A row of pine trees Belmont planted leading to his estate still stands in the median of the Southern State Parkway, which was later built through the old estate grounds.[4] During World War I, Belmont's son August Belmont Jr. leased the racetrack portion of the estate to the U.S. Army, which ran it as an aviation training field, Camp Damm, named for Lt. Col. Henry J. Damm, killed in service on May 2, 1918; the Army disbanded the camp after the war.[4] Part of the Belmont estate later became Belmont Lake State Park, and most of the remaining land was sold for housing.[4][9]
How the roads got here
NYSDOT's official touring-route description of NY 27 (Sunrise Highway) runs it through "Massapequa Park, North Babylon, Great River, North Patchogue," naming North Babylon directly among the hamlets the highway serves.[10] The Southern State Parkway was built directly across the former Belmont estate -- a legacy visible today in the line of Belmont's ornamental pines still standing in the parkway median west of Belmont Avenue.[4]
Government, courts and policing
North Babylon has no government of its own; as an unincorporated hamlet it falls under the Town of Babylon for municipal services.[1] The hamlet is patrolled by the Suffolk County Police Department's First Precinct, headquartered in West Babylon, which "proudly covers the Town of Babylon."[7][8] Belmont Lake State Park, within North Babylon, has served since 1935 as the regional administrative headquarters for all Long Island state parks and as headquarters for the New York State Park Police.[9] The Town of Babylon's Adjudication Bureau hears Notices of Violation for Town Code health, safety and welfare matters, and the Suffolk County Traffic and Parking Violations Agency describes itself as adjudicating moving violations, parking summonses and red-light camera citations "in the five western towns of Suffolk County" without naming those towns on its own department page.[11][12]
Landmarks and listed places
- Belmont Lake State Park — New York State park, established 1926 on the former August Belmont Sr. estate; regional Long Island state park headquarters since 1935[9]
- Phelps Lane Park (former Phelps/Schnur estate) — Town of Babylon park; no register listing verified[4]
- Row of Belmont estate pine trees, Southern State Parkway median west of Belmont Avenue — Surviving landscape feature of the former Belmont estate; no register listing[4]
North Babylon timeline
- Phelps estate purchased. Merchant Royal Phelps purchased a North Babylon estate including a trout pond known as "The Reel"; the property later passed through owners including 19th-century baseball player John Montgomery Ward before becoming Phelps Lane Park in 1960.[4]
- Belmont buys land. August Belmont Sr., introduced to the area by Royal Phelps, began purchasing what became 1,300 acres, on which he built a horse-breeding farm and a 24-room mansion; the Belmont Stakes horse race is named for him.[4]
- Belmont Lake State Park established. Belmont Lake State Park was established on the former Belmont estate.[9]
- Fire company organized. A group of North Babylon residents began informally organizing what became the North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company.[3]
- State park headquarters. Robert Moses chose Belmont Lake State Park as the regional headquarters for all Long Island state parks, a role the park still serves.[9]
- Schnur mansion built. The mansion later used as the Town of Babylon Parks Department headquarters was built as the country residence of Dr. David and Else Schnur, a Jewish family who had left Nazi Germany before World War II; the Schnurs named their pond Elda Lake.[4]
- Phelps Lane Park. The former Phelps/Schnur estate became Phelps Lane Park.[4]
- ZIP code assigned. The North Babylon Post Office was assigned ZIP code 11703, and a postal substation opened in the Sunset Village Shopping Center.[2]
Major roads in North Babylon
| Road | Route | Maintained by | In North Babylon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Highway [10] | NY 27 | New York State | runs through |
| Southern State Parkway [4] | Southern State Parkway | New York State | bisects the hamlet along the former Belmont estate |
Emergency Resources
Hospitals
- South Shore University Hospital (Northwell Health) — 301 East Main Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706 (Level I adult trauma center per NYS Department of Health.)
- Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center — 1000 Montauk Highway, West Islip, NY 11795 (Level I adult / Level II pediatric trauma center per NYS Department of Health.)
Police
- Suffolk County Police Department, First Precinct — 555 Babylon Farmingdale Road, West Babylon, NY 11704 — (631) 854-8149 (Precinct covers the entire Town of Babylon, including North Babylon. Emergencies: 911.)
- New York State Park Police (Long Island Region headquarters) — Belmont Lake State Park, North Babylon, NY
Local Driver Services in North Babylon
Practical resources for North Babylon drivers — tire shops, gas prices, and live traffic conditions.
Safety Resources
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I do after a car accident in North Babylon, NY?
Move to safety and call 911 immediately, then document the scene with photos and exchange insurance and contact information with everyone involved. File a police report with SCPD and notify your insurer promptly. New York is a no-fault state, so your own PIP coverage pays initial medical costs regardless of fault, and you have just 30 days to file the NF-2 application.
Which roads are most dangerous in North Babylon?
Sunrise Highway and Deer Park Avenue carry the heaviest traffic through North Babylon and account for most of the reported crashes we track. Deer Park Avenue at Sunrise Highway — a high-volume signalized interchange. Commercial driveways, signalized intersections, and turning movements along these corridors drive the local crash mix.
How current are these North Babylon accident reports?
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Do I need a lawyer after a North Babylon accident?
If you suffered serious injuries, significant property damage, or the other driver was uninsured, consulting a Suffolk County personal injury attorney is strongly recommended. Many firms offer free consultations and work on contingency. See our free guides at /know-your-rights/car-accidents/ and /know-your-rights/insurance-claims/.
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References
Datasets
- [A] National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2010–2024 national files. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Crashes on public trafficways in which a person died within 30 days. No personal identifiers. Placed by reported coordinates into 2020 Census boundaries.
- [B] U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-Year Estimates, tables B08303, B08013, B08301, B08302, B08201, B19013, B01002. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Survey estimates with 90% margins of error. lowReliability = coefficient of variation above 30%.
- [C] U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb — 2020 Census tabulation geography (POP100, HU100, AREALAND). Retrieved September 17, 2026.
- [D] New York State Department of Motor Vehicles, Motor Vehicle Crashes — Case Information: Four Year Window. Retrieved September 17, 2026.Police-reported crashes coded to a town, city or village by the reporting agency. Hamlets are not coded; hamlet pages show the parent town.
Sources for history, roads and law
- [1] Town of Babylon (Office of the Town Historian). Hamlet of North Babylon (Town of Babylon History Book) (n.d.). Government record.
- [2] Town of Babylon (Office of the Town Historian). Hamlet of North Babylon (Town of Babylon History Book) -- schools and ZIP code (n.d.). Government record.
- [3] Town of Babylon (Office of the Town Historian). Hamlet of North Babylon (Town of Babylon History Book) -- fire company (n.d.). Government record.
- [4] Town of Babylon (Office of the Town Historian). Hamlet of North Babylon (Town of Babylon History Book) -- Belmont estate (n.d.). Government record.
- [5] Town of Babylon (Office of the Town Historian). Huntington South: The 19th Century (n.d.). Government record.
- [6] Town of Babylon (Office of the Town Historian). Birth of the Town of Babylon: 1872 (n.d.). Government record.
- [7] Suffolk County Police Department. Precincts (n.d.). Government record.
- [8] Suffolk County Police Department. First Precinct (n.d.). Government record.
- [9] New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Belmont Lake State Park -- History (n.d.). Government record.
- [10] New York State Department of Transportation. Official Description of Highway Touring Routes, Bicycle Touring Routes, Scenic Byways, & Commemorative/Memorial Designations in New York State (2017). Government record.
- [11] Town of Babylon. Adjudication Bureau (n.d.). Government record.
- [12] Suffolk County Government. Departments (2026). Government record.
- [13] New York State Department of Health. New York State Trauma Centers (n.d.). Government record.
Sources opened and checked September 17, 2026.