About Oakdale
Set in the southeastern part of New York, Oakdale is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Oakdale is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.18 square miles.
📰 Oakdale News Today
- Harrow International School New York Authorized as an IB World School streetinsider.com · Aug 18
- Oakdale Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 23
- Pickup Truck Careens Into Oakdale Store; 2 Hospitalized: FD Patch · Jul 28
- 2026 Developing Long Island: Oakdale Merge New York Real Estate Journal · Mar 31
- Scottsdale is most pet-friendly city, New York ranked last Oakdale Leader · Aug 11
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Oakdale Unique
- One of 9 places in the US named Oakdale — but the New York one has a character all its own.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southeastern New York, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Oakdale
- The Snapper Inn — seafood
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Oakdale
- Ludlow Creek Tidal Wetlands Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Pepperidge Hall Marsh State Tidal Wetland · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Pickman-Rimmer State Tidal Wetland · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Timber Point Tidal Wetlands Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Byron Lake Park reviews ★
- Robert Duggan Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Oakdale
- IDLE HOUR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- OAKDALE-BOHEMIA MIDDLE SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateNew York
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.18 sq mi
Coordinates40.7378, -73.1347