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History · North Babylon

Half of North Babylon’s homes were built after 1960

Most of North Babylon was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1960.

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5%homes built before 1940
4famous people
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What stands out about North Babylon’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of North Babylon are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of North Babylon’s homes were built before 1960.
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The story so far

North Babylon, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of North Babylon yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

North Babylon is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Babylon had a population of 17,927.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 17,509 to 17,927 (+2%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

North Babylon, 1969 to 1992

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 20th century
  2. 1969Born hereSteve Bellone is born here
  3. 1981Born hereChris Aloisi is born here
  4. 1987Born hereDanny Green is born here
  5. 1992Born hereBria Hartley is born here
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Famous people

4 famous people were born in North Babylon

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Danny GreenAmerican basketball player · b. 1987
Bria HartleyAmerican basketball player · b. 1992
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Chris AloisiAmerican soccer player · b. 1981
Steve BelloneAmerican politician · b. 1969
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

West IslipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBabylon6 historic placesBIslip27 historic placesA−West BabylonIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDeer ParkIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBabylon3 historic placesA−

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

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