Is Islip safe? United States travel risk
Is Islip safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Islip scores 42/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. The US State Department does not issue advice for United States. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Islip scores 42/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and United States (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Islip: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (63/100) and security (35/100).
A score of 42 is higher than the scores of 54% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the United States travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
In the New York territory, Islip is established at 40.7385° N, 73.1888° W. It lies 385.2 km WSW relative to Washington. Time zone observed: America/New_York.
New York
40.7385° N, 73.1888° W
4 m
America/New_York
338,784
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in United States
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Most flood events within 100 km of Islip happened in September (2 of 5 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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