Welcome to Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck

Two small boats from Eatons Neck on patrol

United States Coast Guard Station Eatons Neck is located on the northern tip of Eatons Neck on Long Island, New York. Founded originally in 1849 by the New York Lifesaving Benevolent Association it is the oldest Coast Guard Station in New York and the fourth oldest in the United States. Consequently, the Eatons Neck Lighthouse, which is located on the station’s grounds, is the second oldest lighthouse on Long Island and the sixth oldest in the United States.

Station Eatons Neck has a complement of 33 active duty service members and 18 reservists. To carry out its primary missions of search and rescue and maritime law enforcement the station is equipped with two 41-foot utility boats and two 25-foot response boats. The station also mans a radio watch night and day so they can immediately answer any calls for assistance.

The station’s area of responsibility includes the middle portion of Long Island Sound from the Port Jefferson-Bridgeport line to just East of New York City.

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