Ocean BeachNY
A town of 175, settled in 1911.
Is Ocean Beach a good place to live?
Ocean Beach’s trail network density is 15.0 miles per square mile, above both New York’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). Fire Island National Seashore, at 89 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Ocean Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Ocean Beach stand out
Where Ocean Beach beats most towns.
Ocean Beach lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 79% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Citi Field and 95 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ocean Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaCiti Field
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaEtihad Park
37 mi City parkFlushing Meadows–Corona Park
23 mi Stadium & arenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
37 mi LandmarkUnisphere
24 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Citi Field: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Etihad Park: Bananza76, CC0 · Flushing Meadows–Corona Park: Flapane, Public domain · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain · Unisphere: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain
Moving to Ocean Beach: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Ocean Beach, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Ocean Beach.
Ocean Beach stands out in New York and nationally: a larger share of its households live in a home they own
Home values are up 23% over the year to September 2026. The typical Ocean Beach home is worth about $1,460,000, up 22.7% in a year, 3 times the New York typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
42% of residents are 65 or older
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 41%, against 40% across New York. 175 people lived in Ocean Beach by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate, 3.6% more than in 2020. The town’s median age stands at 43.7 years, against 43 years in New York’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns.
| Ocean Beach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 41% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 43.7 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
| Ocean Beach | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 29.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 0% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 29.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 0% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 0% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 37.5% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 0% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 47.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 0% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 0% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 41.2% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points
Ocean Beach has 2.6 jobs for every working resident, and 143 people commute in
Employers in Ocean Beach added 61 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 143. Half the trips to work are shorter than 22 miles. The top destinations are New York (29%), Islip (20%) and Babylon (13%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Ocean Beach is higher than in most of New York or the rest of the country
Expected losses in Ocean Beach break down as 79% from coastal flooding and 17% from inland flooding. Since 1978, Ocean Beach has seen 938 flood insurance claims paid out. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2021.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Ocean Beach brings four seasons and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 32 inches of snow, with January nights at 25° and July afternoons at 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Crime reported in Ocean Beach
In a town this small, a few incidents move the numbers a lot, so rates aren't shown.
Ocean Beach is small, so we show counts rather than rates.
FBI crime data, 2023 · crimes reported to police
How healthy Ocean Beach is
Just over a third of adults sleep under 7 hours in Ocean Beach. The town does better than the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 12. No town among the 756 in New York we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Ocean Beach. Among adults locally, 12% binge drink and 16% have diabetes.
| Ocean Beach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 34% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 11% | 12% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Ocean Beach | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.6% | 6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fire Island National Seashore | 1.5 mi | 89 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ocean Beach
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ocean Beach
About 0 of every 100 Ocean Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
175 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Ocean Beach
Village in New York, United States
Ocean Beach is a village on Fire Island in the southern part of the Town of Islip, within Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 153 at the time of the 2020 census. Known for its strict local ordinances, the village is nicknamed "The Land of No." The Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach is a popular tourist destination, due to its beachfront location accompanied by a commercial district featuring nightlife, hotels, waterfront restaurants, and a variety of stores.
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- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3 ft
- ZIP code
- 11770
Questions about Ocean Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ocean Beach, NY a good place to live?
Ocean Beach has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.