Wainscott New York Map

About Wainscott, New York

Wainscott is a locality in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 904. The population density is 51.8 people per km². Wainscott is located at 40.9563°N, 72.2466°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 11975, 11937.

Wainscott occupies a flat, expansive stretch of Long Island where the horizon feels perpetually drawn toward the vast, salt-heavy expanse of the Atlantic Ocean. It lies 3.5 miles west-southwest of East Hampton, NY (from East Hampton, NY: bearing 239°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-northeast of Southampton. The air here holds a distinct, bracing crispness, carrying the scent of brine and damp earth from the banks of Georgica Pond, which anchors the local landscape with its quiet, reflective waters. Beyond the immediate periphery, the terrain remains largely level, though the memory of the distant Appalachian Mountains lingers in the minds of those who look toward the western skyline at sunset. A mile from the shoreline, the TOWN OF EAST HAMPTON Land offers a protected sanctuary of native grasses and scrub, serving as a buffer against the relentless, shifting sands that define this coastal boundary.

Wainscott retains the quiet, agrarian ghost of its seventeenth-century settlement, though the modern economy has shifted from the plow to the preservation of immense, private estates that define the local character. Agriculture still flickers in the remaining fields, a persistent defiance against the encroaching development that marks the broader region. While Sams Creek flows three miles distant, the life of the locality remains tethered to the rhythm of the tides and the seasonal migration of those drawn to the Atlantic Ocean. There is a singular, austere beauty in how the shadows lengthen across the open fields at dusk, casting a deep, indigo clarity over the land that feels entirely removed from the clamor of urban life.

About This Wainscott Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wainscott, New York. Coordinates: 40.956325, -72.246589. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Wainscott includes the ZIP code (11975, 11937), telephone area code (914, 845), county seat of Suffolk County (Riverhead), and school district assignment (Wainscott Common School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.