East Hampton, Connecticut

East Hampton, Connecticut
Town
Town of East Hampton
The East Hampton Bank and Trust Company Building
Seal
Nickname(s):  Belltown, USA
Middlesex County and Connecticut  Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region and Connecticut
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Coordinates: 41°34′N 72°30′W / 41.567°N 72.500°W / 41.567; -72.500
Country	United States
U.S. state	Connecticut
County	Middlesex
Region	Lower CT River Valley
Incorporated	1767
Government
• Type	Council-manager
• Council	Mark Philhower (R), Chair Tim Feegel (R), Vice-Chair Pete Brown (D) Brandon Goff (R) Eric Peterson (R) Kevin Reich (D) Alison Walck (R)
• Town Manager	David E. Cox
Area
• Total	36.8 sq mi (95.3 km2)
• Land	35.6 sq mi (92.2 km2)
• Water	1.2 sq mi (3.2 km2)
Elevation [1]	417 ft (127 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	12,717
• Density	357/sq mi (137.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code	06424, 06414, 06456
Area code(s)	860/959
FIPS code	09-22490
GNIS feature ID	0213423[1]
Website	www.easthamptonct.gov

East Hampton is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 12,717 at the 2020 census.^[2] The town center village is listed as a census-designated place (CDP). East Hampton includes the communities of Cobalt, Middle Haddam, and Lake Pocotopaug.

The southern trailhead of the Shenipsit Trail is in Cobalt, and the Airline State Park (a rail trail) has its southern trailhead in East Hampton, at Main Street in the Village Center. The 884-acre (358 ha) Hurd State Park, Meshomasic State Forest, and Salmon River State Forest are located in town. Comstock's Bridge, more commonly known as the Comstock Covered Bridge and the only remaining covered bridge in eastern Connecticut, spans the Salmon River near Route 16 in East Hampton.

The Chatham Historical Society Museum and the Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center are located in the town.