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Hampton Bays

Hampton Bays, New York
Hamlet and census-designated place
Ponquogue Bridge over Shinnecock Bay (new span on left) looking toward the Coast Guard station
Ponquogue Bridge over Shinnecock Bay (new span on left) looking toward the Coast Guard station
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Hampton Bays is located in New York
Hampton Bays
Hampton Bays
Coordinates: 40°52′26″N 72°31′16″W / 40.87389°N 72.52111°W / 40.87389; -72.52111Coordinates: 40°52′26″N 72°31′16″W / 40.87389°N 72.52111°W / 40.87389; -72.52111
Country United States
State New York
County Suffolk
Area
 • Total 18.1 sq mi (47.0 km2)
 • Land 12.9 sq mi (33.5 km2)
 • Water 5.2 sq mi (13.4 km2)
Elevation 33 ft (10 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 13,603
 • Density 750/sq mi (290/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 11946
Area code(s) 631
FIPS code 36-31896
GNIS feature ID 0952135

Hampton Bays is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 13,603 at the 2010 census.

Hampton Bays is in the Town of Southampton.

Hampton Bays is located at 40°52′26″N 72°31′16″W / 40.87389°N 72.52111°W / 40.87389; -72.52111 (40.873940, -72.521167), about 81 miles (130 km) to the east of Manhattan (New York City).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 18.1 square miles (47.0 km2), of which 12.9 square miles (33.5 km2) is land and 5.2 square miles (13.4 km2), or 28.54%, is water. The hamlet is surrounded by three bays, the Great Peconic Bay to the north, and Shinnecock and Tiana bays to the south. The two southern bays are a part of a greater bay system, called the Great South Bay system, which stretches from approximately Southampton Village to Jamaica Bay in New York City. The Shinnecock Canal, a man-made canal located in the eastern part of the hamlet, connects the Great Peconic Bay with the Shinnecock Bay. Shinnecock Inlet, which leads from the Shinnecock Bay to the Atlantic Ocean, is the easternmost inlet, making it very popular for commercial fishing. The inlet itself, which separates the barrier beaches of Hampton Bays from those of neighboring Southampton, was created in the New England Hurricane of 1938 when the forces of the hurricane washed over that area of barrier beach, connecting the waters of the Atlantic with the bay.


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