Despite being a part of New York, in many ways the island has closer links with Connecticut, 2 miles (3 km) to its north, than with the rest of New York, 10 miles (16 km) to the southwest.
Fishers Island's zip code is 06390, corresponding to Connecticut zip codes that begin with "06", while other residential zip codes in New York State begin with "1".
The island is the only point in Suffolk County to which telephone calls placed from the greater New York City area are classified as long distance rather than regional.
The island is also part of the Boy Scouts of America's Connecticut Rivers Council.
The island is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich (Connecticut), while the remainder of Suffolk County is included in the Diocese of Rockville Centre.

The only way for New York state troopers to get to Fishers Island is to travel through Connecticut and take the ferry from New London.

Every athletic team at Fishers Island School plays against Connecticut teams; none of the teams from the school played against any New York team in 2011-2012.

Trash from the island is sent to Wallingford, Connecticut.
Residents also closely adhere to Connecticut's state laws regarding recycling.

The island's more notable residents include former Governor Thomas Kean of New Jersey; former CIA Director Porter Goss; filmmaker Albert Maysles; former Whitney Museum director Tom Armstrong; former Kidder, Peabody & Co. Chairman Albert Gordon; Scudder Sinclair, president of the Sinclair Pharmacal Co. Inc. (based on Fishers Island); author Rick Moody, who wrote The Ice Storm; and the heirs to IBM.
Efrem Zimbalist, violinist and his wife, the opera singer, Alma Gluck, owned and used the G. B. Linderman summer mansion on Fishers Island in the 1920s and 30s.
There, they held house parties for eminent musicians of their day.

Most of the island's year-round residents reside on the western end of the island.
The island offers all the necessities for small-town life, including a grade school, bowling alley, movie theater, liquor store, grocery store, two gas stations, volunteer fire department, and post office.
 The west end also has a small air strip, a museum, an ice cream shop (Toppers), a cafe (the News Cafe), two boutiques (The Beach Plum and The Pickett Fence), a hardware store (Island Hardware) and a restaurant/bar (The Pequot).
 One of the main streets on Fishers Island is named after Connecticut's John Winthrop the Younger.

The seaside scenes in the movie The World According to Garp, starring Robin Williams and Glenn Close, were shot on Fishers Island on and about the grounds of the mansion originally built by Bethlehem Steel heir Robert Linderman.
Many other movies have also been filmed there.
Despite being a part of New York, in many ways the island has closer links with Connecticut, 2 miles (3 km) to its north, than with the rest of New York, 10 miles (16 km) to the southwest. Fishers Island's zip code is 06390, corresponding to Connecticut zip codes that begin with "06", while other residential zip codes in New York State begin with "1". The island is the only point in Suffolk County to which telephone calls placed from the greater New York City area are classified as long distance rather than regional. The island is also part of the Boy Scouts of America's Connecticut Rivers Council. The island is part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich (Connecticut), while the remainder of Suffolk County is included in the Diocese of Rockville Centre.
The only way for New York state troopers to get to Fishers Island is to travel through Connecticut and take the ferry from New London.
Every athletic team at Fishers Island School plays against Connecticut teams; none of the teams from the school played against any New York team in 2011-2012.
Trash from the island is sent to Wallingford, Connecticut. Residents also closely adhere to Connecticut's state laws regarding recycling.
The island's more notable residents include former Governor Thomas Kean of New Jersey; former CIA Director Porter Goss; filmmaker Albert Maysles; former Whitney Museum director Tom Armstrong; former Kidder, Peabody & Co. Chairman Albert Gordon; Scudder Sinclair, president of the Sinclair Pharmacal Co. Inc. (based on Fishers Island); author Rick Moody, who wrote The Ice Storm; and the heirs to IBM. Efrem Zimbalist, violinist and his wife, the opera singer, Alma Gluck, owned and used the G. B. Linderman summer mansion on Fishers Island in the 1920s and 30s. There, they held house parties for eminent musicians of their day.
Most of the island's year-round residents reside on the western end of the island. The island offers all the necessities for small-town life, including a grade school, bowling alley, movie theater, liquor store, grocery store, two gas stations, volunteer fire department, and post office.  The west end also has a small air strip, a museum, an ice cream shop (Toppers), a cafe (the News Cafe), two boutiques (The Beach Plum and The Pickett Fence), a hardware store (Island Hardware) and a restaurant/bar (The Pequot).  One of the main streets on Fishers Island is named after Connecticut's John Winthrop the Younger.
The seaside scenes in the movie The World According to Garp, starring Robin Williams and Glenn Close, were shot on Fishers Island on and about the grounds of the mansion originally built by Bethlehem Steel heir Robert Linderman. Many other movies have also been filmed there.
Fishers Island, New York