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/KOH payg/) is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 21,922 at the 2000 census. Copiague is home to a nationally distinguished marching band. A number of students are accepted to top-ranked schools every year. Once Copiague was a thriving Italian community. Many years ago a part of Copague was named after Marconi. The ethnic makeup of the hamlet is quite diverse, making Copiague a rich cultural nexus. North Amityville is on one of Copiague's borders and uses Copiague Schools because they do not have their own even though N. Amityville has been a hamlet for many years.
Copiague is an unincorporated place within the Town of Babylon. In 2009, Forbes rated Copiague, New York the third out of ten Worst Small Towns To Own A Home.
Copiague is located at (40.674700, -73.393235). It is approximately 70 miles west of Montauk Point, 35 miles east of New York City. Copiague is bordered by Lindenhurst, Amityville, Copiague Harbor, and the Great South Bay.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.5 km²), of which, 3.2 square miles (8.3 km²) of it is land and 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²) of it (13.32%) is water. Founded by MARGARET AND MICHELLE!