Summary for Westhampton Beach

About Westhampton Beach (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Suffolk County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Westhampton Bch.

Time Zone: Westhampton Beach lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Elevation: Near sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Westhampton Beach)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	1,801 (4.65% increase since 2010)
2010:	1,721 (9.52% decrease since 2000)
2000:	1,902

Total Area:<3> 3 sq. miles [7.8 km²] - of which 2.4% is water (0.07 sq. miles [0.2 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 2,376

Official Website: www.whbvillage.com/

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Westhampton Beach:

Lat: 40.808200° (or 40°48'29" N)

Lon: -72.645600° (or -72°38'44" W)

USGS Topo Map: Eastport<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Westhampton Beach

GNIS ID: 2391214

FIPS State / Place Code: 36 / 80181

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Westhampton Beach)

About Suffolk County

The village of Riverhead is the County Seat for Suffolk County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Suffolk)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	1,478,325 (1.01% decrease since 2010)
2010	1,493,350 (5.21% increase since 2000)
2000:	1,419,369

Total Area: 2,373 sq. miles [6,146.4 km²] - of which 61.6% is water (1,461 sq. miles [3,784.2 km²])

Housing Units: 569,985

Official Website: www.co.suffolk.ny.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Suffolk

GNIS ID: 974149

FIPS State / County Code: 36 / 103

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Westhampton Beach)

About New York

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	19,463,131 (0.44% increase since 2010)
2010:	19,378,102 (2.12% increase since 2000)
2000:	18,976,457

Websites for State of New York

Official Website: https://www.ny.gov/

Tourism: https://www.iloveny.com/

Parks: https://parks.ny.gov/

Fishing & Hunting: www.dec.ny.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of New York

GNIS ID: 1779796

FIPS State: 36

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Westhampton Beach)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Westhampton Beach: www.whbvillage.com/

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>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westhampton Beach - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Westhampton Beach. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Westhampton Beach, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Westhampton Beach.