East Hampton is a town located in southeastern Suffolk County, New York and is the easternmost town on the South Shore of Long Island. The town includes the village of East Hampton, as well as four official hamlets of Montauk, Amagansett, Wainscott and Springs.

It is home to the largest privately owned island in the United States and largest fishing fleet in the State of New York. It is the easternmost point in the State of New York and surrounded by water on three sides. Two First Ladies spent their childhoods in the town and President Clinton spent his summer vacations there. Jackson Pollock created his most famous paintings in the town. Its strategic location at the entrance to Long Island Sound and New York City shipping lanes has resulted in military incidents in the town from the 1600s to World War II.

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