Welcome to East Patchogue ...

East Patchogue is located in Suffolk County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Patchogue, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1878.

A typical abbreviation for East Patchogue: E. Patchogue

East Patchogue is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities near East Patchogue ...

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

• Mastic Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mastic Beach
  • Mastic Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mastic Beach <4>
• Babylon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babylon
  • Babylon is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,942 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babylon <4>
• Lake Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Grove
  • Lake Grove is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,055 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Grove <4>
• Port Jefferson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Jefferson
  • Port Jefferson is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Jefferson <4>
• Islandia
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Islandia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Islandia
  • Islandia is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,309 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Islandia <4>
• Brightwaters
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightwaters have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightwaters
  • Brightwaters is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,050 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brightwaters <4>
• Westhampton Beach
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westhampton Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westhampton Beach
  • Westhampton Beach is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westhampton Beach <4>
• The Branch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Branch
  • The Branch is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,789 people
  • The Branch has also been known as:
  • Village of the Branch
• Nissequogue
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nissequogue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nissequogue
  • Nissequogue is located in Suffolk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,727 people
• Pine Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Valley
  • Pine Valley 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 Patchogue. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Patchogue.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Patchogue. 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 Patchogue.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Patchogue ...

Looking for more information about East Patchogue? 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 Patchogue, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Patchogue.

Adding East Patchogue to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Patchogue 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 Patchogue was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Patchogue post office opened in 1878.

We also found East Patchogue in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Patchogue. 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/