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Welcome to East Hampton ...

A typical abbreviation for East Hampton: E. Hampton

East Hampton is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Codes for East Hampton: 757 & 948<2>

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 New York.

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.

  • Chesapeake
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Norfolk
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Newport News
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Portsmouth
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Poquoson
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Smithfield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Farms is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Farms
  • Newgate Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Newgate Village is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newgate Village
  • Glenwood Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
  • Hilton Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village

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. 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to East Hampton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for East Hampton.

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Hampton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the East Hampton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the East Hampton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.