Welcome to East Hampton ...

East Hampton is located in Middlesex County<1>.

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While we don't have a date for the founding of East Hampton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1822.

A typical abbreviation for East Hampton: E. Hampton

East Hampton is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Hampton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for East Hampton: 860 & 959<3>

The ZIP code for East Hampton: 06424<4>

Websites for East Hampton ...

Official Website: www.easthamptonct.org/

Chamber of Commerce: www.middlesexchamber.com/

Communities Also Named East Hampton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named East Hampton - they are located in Alabama, New York and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Hampton.

Communities near East Hampton ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Hampton.

Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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- Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,535 people
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Hartford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121,535 people
New Britain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- New Britain is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
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New Britain
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Britain have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- New Britain is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 72,198 people
West Hartford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- West Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,868 people
Meriden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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- Meriden is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
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Meriden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meriden have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Meriden is located in New Haven County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58,981 people
Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Manchester is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,362 people
East Hartford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Hartford
- East Hartford is located in Hartford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 49,630 people
Middletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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- Middletown is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46,013 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Hampton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Hampton.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Hampton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Hampton.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Hampton. See our Newspapers Page for East Hampton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Hampton ...

Looking for more information about East Hampton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for East Hampton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Hampton.

Adding East Hampton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Hampton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for East Hampton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the East Hampton post office opened in 1822.

We also found East Hampton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Hampton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for East Hampton: www.easthamptonct.org/

The official website for State of Connecticut: https://portal.ct.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Middlesex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Hampton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 860 code has been Overlayed with the 959 area code. New phone numbers in the East Hampton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 860 or 959. As a result, placing a call in the East Hampton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Hampton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Hampton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/