Welcome to East Hampton ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Hampton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1816.

A typical abbreviation for East Hampton: E. Hampton

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Hampton has a population of 1,131 people<2> (see below for details).

East Hampton is near sea level<3>.

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

Websites for East Hampton ...

Official Website: www.town.east-hampton.ny.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Hampton had an population of 1,131 people. This is an increase of 4.43% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.22% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Hampton had a population of 1,083 people. This makes East Hampton the county's 30th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,083 people, the population of East Hampton decreased 18.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,334 people).

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

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, Connecticut 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.

• Southampton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southampton
  • Southampton is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,313 people
  • Southampton has also been known as:
  • Southampton village
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southampton <4>
• Sag Harbor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sag Harbor
  • Sag Harbor is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,292 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sag Harbor <4>
• Greenport
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenport
  • Greenport is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenport <4>
• North Haven
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Haven
  • North Haven is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
• Sagaponack
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sagaponack
  • Sagaponack is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sagaponack <4>
• Dering Harbor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dering Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dering Harbor
  • Dering Harbor is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11 people
• Alberts Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberts Landing
  • Alberts Landing is located in Suffolk County
• Bridgehampton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgehampton
  • Bridgehampton is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgehampton <4>
• Napeague
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Napeague have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napeague
  • Napeague is located in Suffolk County
• Bay Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point
  • Bay Point is located in Suffolk County

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. Our list includes 6 papers. 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.<6>

From that list, the East Hampton post office opened in 1816.

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.town.east-hampton.ny.us/

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

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