Deer Park NY Homes
Deer Park is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Babylon, in Suffolk County, New York. It was a farming community for most of its history, and its local economy stopped being agricultural when the post–World War II boom reached the hamlet.
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Common questions about Deer Park
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Is Deer Park a village?
No. It is a hamlet and CDP in the Town of Babylon. What that means day to day.
Which schools serve it?
The Deer Park School District, with a small area north of Old Country Road in Half Hollow Hills. Schools in Deer Park.
Is there a train station?
Yes. The LIRR has served Deer Park since 1842, though the station itself has sat mostly in Baywood and Brentwood since 1987.
What ZIP code is it?
11729.
Where Deer Park sits
The northeastern corner of the Town of Babylon, in the pine barrens.
Deer Park borders Wyandanch and Wheatley Heights to the west, Dix Hills to the north, Brentwood and Baywood to the east, and North Babylon to the south. Deer Park Avenue is New York State Route 231, and Old Country Road marks the line where the small Half Hollow Hills portion begins.
The census-designated place is almost entirely land. Its position in the pine barrens is part of why the area feels different from the more densely built parts of western Suffolk County.
Schools in Deer Park
One district covers most of the hamlet; a small area belongs to another.
Most of Deer Park is served by the Deer Park School District. A small portion north of Old Country Road is served by the Half Hollow Hills Central School District, which is located mostly in the Town of Huntington.
School attendance zones do not always follow a street or a ZIP code. Confirm the assigned schools for a specific address directly with the district before you rely on it.
Around the hamlet
Landmarks and local history that come up in conversation.
Tanger Outlets at the Arches
An outlet center that opened in 2008 and is one of the hamlet's best-known commercial landmarks.
Former Deer Park Airport
The airport operated from 1946 until 1974; the land was later redeveloped.
Edgewood State Hospital site
Opened in 1938 as a tuberculosis sanatorium and later used as an Army hospital during World War II. It closed in 1969.
Deer Park Fire Department
The volunteer department that protects the hamlet.
Deer Park questions, answered
General information about the hamlet, not advice about a specific property.
Is Deer Park a village?
No. Deer Park is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of Babylon, in Suffolk County, New York.
What school district is Deer Park in?
Most of Deer Park is served by the Deer Park School District. A small portion north of Old Country Road is in the Half Hollow Hills Central School District, so confirm the assignment for a specific address.
Does Deer Park have a train station?
Yes. Deer Park has been served by the Long Island Rail Road since 1842. The station named for the hamlet has been mostly situated in the adjacent hamlets of Baywood and Brentwood since 1987.
What ZIP code is Deer Park?
Deer Park's ZIP code is 11729.
Where is Deer Park located?
Deer Park is in the northeastern corner of the Town of Babylon, in the pine barrens. It borders Wyandanch and Wheatley Heights to the west, Dix Hills to the north, Brentwood and Baywood to the east, and North Babylon to the south.
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