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Welcome to East Patchogue ...

East Patchogue is located in Suffolk County<1>.

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<2>.

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

Area Codes for East Patchogue: 631 & 934<3>

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)
  • Babylon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lake Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Port Jefferson
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Islandia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Brightwaters
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Bellport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Westhampton Beach
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • The Branch
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Branch is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Branch
    • 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)
    • Nissequogue is located in Suffolk County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nissequogue
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,727 people

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 (so far) 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. The East Patchogue post office closed in 1958.

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

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around East Patchogue - 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 631 code has been Overlayed with the 934 area code. New phone numbers in the East Patchogue area will be assigned with one of these codes: 631 or 934. As a result, placing a call in the East Patchogue area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/