Town guide

East Hampton, New York

East Hampton is a town in Suffolk County, New York, home to about 28,701 people across 74 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 11930, 11937, 11954 and 11975, and parts of 11963 are in East Hampton too.

Homes sold for a median of $988 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 4 were seller’s markets.

Population28,701386 per sq mi
Median home value$1,178,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$988Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking7%Median of 4 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in East Hampton

5 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around East Hampton

Distances

Nearest major airportRhode Island T. F. Green International Airport (PVD)61 miles away
Closer regional airportWesterly State Airport (WST)29 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New York, NY98 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of East Hampton; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents East Hampton

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

East Hampton had 28,385 residents in the 2020 census, up 44% since 2000.

It’s the 86th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Suffolk County grew from 77,582 residents in 1900 to 1,525,920 in 2020.

East Hampton population by census2000: 19,719, 2010: 21,457, 2020: 28,38519,719200021,457201028,3852020

Suffolk County, 1900–2020

Suffolk County population, 1900 to 20201900: 77,582, 1910: 96,138, 1920: 110,246, 1930: 161,055, 1940: 197,355, 1950: 276,129, 1960: 666,784, 1970: 1,124,950, 1980: 1,284,231, 1990: 1,321,864, 2000: 1,419,369, 2010: 1,493,350, 2020: 1,525,92078K’00’10110K’20’30197K’40’50667K’60’701.3M’80’901.4M’00’101.5M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 49.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 27 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near East HamptonJan: high 39°F, low 23°F, 4.1 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 24°F, 3.6 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 30°F, 4.9 in; Apr: high 55°F, low 38°F, 4.3 in; May: high 65°F, low 47°F, 3.6 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 57°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 64°F, 3.2 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 62°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 73°F, low 56°F, 4.8 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 45°F, 4.7 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 36°F, 3.8 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 28°F, 5 in39°23°Jan4.140°24°Feb3.646°30°Mar4.955°38°Apr4.365°47°May3.675°57°Jun3.981°64°Jul3.280°62°Aug3.973°56°Sep4.863°45°Oct4.753°36°Nov3.844°28°Dec5.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bridgehampton, NY weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Suffolk County

592,580 jobs at 50,748 businesses in Suffolk County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Suffolk CountyHealth care and social assistance: 120,902 jobs; Retail trade: 77,814 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 55,962 jobs; Manufacturing: 49,830 jobs; Construction: 49,676 jobs; Professional services: 40,532 jobs; Administrative and support: 39,213 jobs; Wholesale trade: 38,877 jobsHealth care and social assistance 20% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 9% Manufacturing 8% Construction 8% Professional services 7% Administrative and support 7% Wholesale trade 7%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

164 doctors and other health care providers list an office in East Hampton’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lawrence & Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · New London23.0 miles
  • Peconic Bay Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Riverhead28.6 miles
  • Westerly HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Westerly29.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors26
Specialist doctors8
Dentists16
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants27
Mental health providers62
Physical and occupational therapists20
Optometrists2
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies8

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around East Hampton

Parks (19 nearby)

  • Atlantic Double Dunes Preserve · 301 acres3.4 mi
  • Maidstone Park · 51 acres4.3 mi
  • Springs Park · 36 acres3.2 mi
  • East Hampton Village Nature Trail and Wildlife Sanctuary · 26 acres4.5 mi
  • Little Albert’s Park · 9 acres0.4 mi
  • Herrick Park · 7 acres4.8 mi

Grocery stores (5 nearby)

  • Cirillo's IGA Market1.8 mi
  • Mitad Del Mundo Express4.3 mi
  • East Hampton IGA4.3 mi
  • Citarella's4.6 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • CVS Pharmacy4.5 mi
  • White's Pharmacy4.8 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • East Hampton Library5.2 mi

Museums (8 nearby)

  • Amagansett U.S. Life-Saving & Coast Guard Station2.4 mi
  • Pollock-Krasner House2.6 mi
  • Historical Farm Museum4.3 mi
  • LongHouse Reserve4.9 mi
  • Guild Hall5.1 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Guild Hall5.1 mi

Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Notable people born here

  • Howard Dean (1948) · American politician (born 1948)
  • George Huntington (1850) · American physician (1850–1916); discoverer of Huntington's disease
  • Catharine Beecher (1800) · United States educator (1800–1878)
  • Tim Ferriss (1977) · American author, entrepreneur, angel investor and public speaker

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in East Hampton

Public schools here are run by Amagansett Union Free School District, East Hampton Union Free School District, Montauk Union Free School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Amagansett SchoolAmagansettPre-K–8112Public2.3 mi
John M Marshall Elementary SchoolEast HamptonPre-K–5517Public5.2 mi
Montauk SchoolMontaukPre-K–8298Public8.4 mi
Springs SchoolEast HamptonPre-K–8690Public2.5 mi
Wainscott SchoolWainscottPre-K–521Public8.6 mi
East Hampton Middle SchoolEast Hampton6–8284Public4.8 mi
East Hampton High SchoolEast Hampton9–121,069Public5.1 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Ross SchoolEast HamptonPre-K–12286Nonsectarian7.1 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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Shares ZIP codes with Southampton.

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