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Welcome to East Hampton ...

The Town of East Hampton is located in Suffolk County<1>.

The location of East Hampton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

A typical abbreviation for East Hampton: E. Hampton

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, the Town of East Hampton has a population of 22,075 people<3> (see below for details).

East Hampton is near sea level<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Hampton had an population of 22,075 people. This is an increase of 2.88% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.95% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, the Town of East Hampton had a population of 21,457 people. This makes East Hampton the county's 10th most populous community.

The population of East Hampton represents 0.11% of the population of New York (which has 19,378,102 people), making it the state's 116th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21,457 people, the population of East Hampton increased 8.81% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 19,719 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Hampton.

Communities Also Named East Hampton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named East Hampton - it's located in Connecticut.

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.

  • Southold
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southold
    • Southold lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<5> to the northwest of East Hampton.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,282 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southold have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Southold
  • Shelter Island
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelter Island
    • Shelter Island lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the west of East Hampton.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shelter Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Shelter Island
  • Sag Harbor
  • Greenport
  • East Hampton
  • North Haven
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
    • North Haven lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the west of East Hampton.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on North Haven
  • Sagaponack
  • Dering Harbor
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
    • Dering Harbor lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<5> to the west of East Hampton.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dering Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dering Harbor
  • Alberts Landing
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberts Landing
    • Alberts Landing lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the southwest of East Hampton.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Alberts Landing
  • Montauk
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montauk
    • Montauk lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<5> to the east of East Hampton.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montauk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Montauk
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montauk<6>

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Hampton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Hampton.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Hampton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Suffolk County: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Suffolk, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for East Hampton.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Hampton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- East Hampton) to Point B.If you need the driving distance, we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for East Hampton. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from East HamptonOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in East Hampton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0318, Longitude: -72.0345       In this case, the coordinates for East Hampton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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This page was last modified/updated: 29 May 2023