East Setauket, New York facts for kids

Quick facts for kids East Setauket, New York
Census-designated place
The c. 1665 Brewster House
Boundaries of CDP with neighboring communities
East Setauket, New York Location in New York Show map of New York East Setauket, New York Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Suffolk
Town	Brookhaven
Area
• Total	6.08 sq mi (15.74 km2)
• Land	6.02 sq mi (15.60 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,998
• Density	1,826.30/sq mi (705.18/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern Time Zone)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00
ZIP Code	11733
Area code(s)	631/934
FIPS code	36-22964
GNIS feature ID	2805098

East Setauket is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) on Long Island, in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Before that it was part of the Setauket-East Setauket CDP.

The community is in northwestern Suffolk County, in the northwest part of the town of Brookhaven. The East Setauket is bordered by Setauket to the northwest, Poquott to the north, Port Jefferson to the northeast, Port Jefferson Station to the east, Terryville to the southeast, South Setauket to the south, Stony Brook to the southwest, and Stony Brook University to the west.

Notable residents

• Dee Snider, singer-songwriter, screenwriter, radio personality, and actor; most famous for his role as the front man of the heavy metal band Twisted Sister.