Welcome to Setauket ...
Setauket is located in Suffolk County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Setauket, you might consider that their post office opened in 1821.
Setauket is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Setauket lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Setauket: 631 & 934<3>
Communities near Setauket ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Setauket.
- Bridgeport
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridgeport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Bridgeport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143,525 people
- Norwalk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Norwalk
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
- Norwalk is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 88,655 people
- Fairfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Fairfield is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62,215 people
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,781 people
- Milford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Milford is located in New Haven County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <4>
- Stratford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
- Stratford is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51,660 people
- Westport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Westport is located in Fairfield County (CT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,444 people
- Mastic Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
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 Setauket. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Setauket.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Setauket. 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 Setauket.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Setauket. See our Newspapers Page for Setauket.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Setauket ...
Looking for more information about Setauket? 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 Setauket, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Setauket.
Adding Setauket to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Setauket 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 Setauket was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Setauket post office opened in 1821.
We also found Setauket in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Setauket.
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 Setauket - 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 Setauket area will be assigned with one of these codes: 631 or 934. As a result, placing a call in the Setauket 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> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |