Town Of Southampton

What Town Of Southampton does

The Town of Southampton is a municipal government entity located in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, providing public administration services to approximately 60,000+ residents across multiple hamlets including Hampton Bays, Southampton, Bridgehampton, and Sag Harbor. The entity is governed by an elected Town Board and Supervisor, with a parallel Board of Trustees of the Freeholders and Commonalty established in 1686 via the Dongan Patent — the oldest continually elected board in North America, holding stewardship over 25,000+ acres of colonial-era underwater lands, shores, waterways, marshes, and bottomlands. The Town operates numerous internal departments including Police, Municipal Works, Public Safety, Parks & Recreation, Land Management, Community Services, Justice Court, and the Community Preservation Fund (CPF), which has preserved over 4,000 acres since 1999.

The Town's underlying technology stack consists of a CivicPlus content management system for the southamptontownny.gov citizen portal, a GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Public Information Center for mapping and beach closure updates, an Online Permit and Service Portal for building/zoning/trustee permits, and a Notify Me email alert subscription system. Service delivery is executed through nine physical office locations (including Town Hall at 116 Hampton Road and the Hampton Bays Annex), four transfer stations, and a fleet of departmental phone lines covering over 40 functional units.

Revenue is generated through property taxes, a dedicated property transfer tax stream funding the Community Preservation Fund, permit and license fees (beach permits, building permits, rental permits, business licenses), pay-per-bag waste management fees, and federal/state grants for infrastructure and environmental projects. The Town partners with NYSERDA on renewable energy programs, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on coastal dredging projects (including the FIMP initiative), Cornell Cooperative Extension on marine and shellfish programs, and the Peconic Land Trust on agricultural preservation. Recent capital activity includes a $25.8 million CPF-funded oceanfront acquisition at 1950 Meadow Lane (January 2026) creating the first town beach access in Southampton Village, and an $848,000 Town Hall masonry restoration (Fall 2025-Spring 2026).

Name

Town Of Southampton

Legal name

Town of Southampton

Website

https://southamptontownny.gov

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Town of Southampton is a municipal government in Suffolk County, Long Island, New York, providing public safety, land management, recreation, waste services, and community programs to residents across multiple hamlets under governance of an elected Town Board and the 1686-established Board of Trustees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Municipal Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Works & Municipal Infrastructure (Streets, Stormwater, Facilities) (BPAIACAF), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Municipal government services
• Public safety administration
• Waste management services
• Beach parks recreation
• Building zoning permits

Headquarters

HQ city

Southampton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Property Transfer Taxes: Property transfer tax revenues that fund the Community Preservation Fund (CPF) for land acquisition programs
2. Property Taxes: Annual property tax revenues that fund general town operations and services
3. Permit and License Fees: Fees collected for beach permits, building permits, rental permits, business licenses, and various town services
4. Waste Management Fees: Pay-per-bag garbage program and disposal fees at town transfer stations
5. Federal and State Grants: Federal and state funding for infrastructure, environmental projects, and community development

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Town of Southampton is a municipal government providing public services to residents and property owners in Suffolk County, Long Island. Core offerings include public safety (Police, Fire Prevention, Code Enforcement, Animal Control), waste management with transfer stations and pay-per-bag program, parks and beach access with permit issuance, building and zoning permits, justice court services, veterans services, senior and youth programs, and land preservation through the Community Preservation Fund. Services are delivered via Town Hall offices, satellite offices, an online portal, and four transfer stations across the Town's hamlets.

Product overview

Town of Southampton operates as a municipal government providing public services to residents and visitors. The official website (southamptontownny.gov) serves as a citizen engagement portal delivering access to government services including beach permits, tax payment, building/zoning applications, parks and recreation programs, public safety (police, fire prevention, code enforcement, animal control), waste management, municipal works, housing services, veterans services, senior services, youth programs, justice court, town clerk services, and community development. The website is built on the CivicPlus content management system and provides online access to department directories, meeting schedules, job postings, news alerts, and community resources across hamlets including Hampton Bays, Flanders, Riverside, Northampton, East Quogue, and others.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beach Parking Permits
• Building and Zoning Permits
• Waste Management Services
• Justice Court Services
• Community Preservation Fund Land Acquisition Program
• Veterans Services
• Parks and Recreation Programs
• Online Permit and Service Portal
• Public Safety Services
• First Town Beach Access in Southampton Village

Quantifiable outcome

• Preserved 4,000+ acres of open space since 1999
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Westhampton VFW Post 5350minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Partnership for the Hometown Heroes Banner Program to recognize servicemen and women. VFW administers banner sales with portion of proceeds benefiting local veterans organizations.
• Suffolk County Veterans Service AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide veterans services including pension assistance, tax exemptions, counseling, and benefit applications. Suffolk County Veterans Service Officer available for consultations.
• Long Island Cares - Harry ChapinminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Military Appreciation Tuesdays providing food assistance to veterans at First Stop Food Pantries.
• NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency providing low-cost home energy audits and low-interest loans for solar panels and electric induction units through Sustainable Southampton initiatives.
• Cornell Cooperative Extension of Suffolk CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnvironmental and agricultural partnership supporting marine programs, shellfish restoration, and community education initiatives.
• Peconic Land TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLand conservation partnership for agricultural preservation and open space protection initiatives.
• Suffolk County Department of Environmental ConservationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDEC Hotline (631-444-0480) for environmental issues; partnership on water quality initiatives, beach closures, and marine resource protection.
• U.S. Army Corps of EngineersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership on dredging projects and beach nourishment programs including FIMP (Fire Island Inlet to Montauk Point) project.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Town of Hempstead: Largest town in the United States by population, operating extensive municipal services across a Long Island geography adjacent to Southampton County. Comparable department structure (Police, Highway, Sanitation, Parks) at much greater scale and density.
• Suffolk County Government: County-level government that overlaps Southampton's territory and provides complementary services (police, environmental, transportation). Operates as a broader incumbent with overlapping jurisdiction on environmental, public safety, and infrastructure matters.
• Town of Babylon: Suffolk County town offering similar municipal services including waste management, parks, and public safety. Operates at larger scale with more suburban character; comparable service portfolio but different demographic and economic profile.
• Town of Smithtown: Suffolk County town with similar department structure (Police, Public Safety, Parks, Waste Management, Planning) and suburban Long Island operating environment. Less coastal geography but comparable scale of municipal operations.
• Town of Brookhaven: Largest Suffolk County town by population, offering a broader portfolio of municipal services across a more suburban and economically diverse geography. Comparable in service breadth but operates at materially larger scale and serves a different demographic mix.

Direct peers

• Town of Shelter Island: Small Suffolk County town with similar coastal stewardship focus, ferry-dependent geography, and seasonal-resident service model. Operates analogous departments and faces comparable climate adaptation challenges.
• Town of East Hampton: Adjacent Hamptons municipality with a similar affluent coastal profile, comparable Trustees-equivalent historical land stewardship, and overlapping service portfolio (beaches, waste management, planning, public safety). Most directly comparable Long Island peer given shared geography, demographics, and revenue model.
• Town of Riverhead: Suffolk County town bordering Southampton that manages similar coastal infrastructure, farmland preservation, and small-town service delivery. Comparable department structure including Police, Highway, Waste Management, and Community Development.
• Town of Southold: Suffolk County town on the North Fork with comparable coastal profile, agricultural preservation programs, and waterfront stewardship responsibilities. Operates similar departments (Police, Waste Management, Planning) and serves a comparable mix of year-round residents and seasonal visitors.

Regional players

• Village of Southampton: Municipal government nested within the Town of Southampton, providing overlapping local services to a higher-density village core. Operates with its own police, planning, and trustee structures that interact with Town-level services.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SouthamptonTown
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SeaTvSouthampton
• Facebookfacebook.com/Southamptontownny
• Instagramsouthamptontownny.gov/Instagram
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/town-of-southampton

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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