Hempstead, New York | |
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| Town of Hempstead | |
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| Nickname: ToH | |
 Location of Hempstead in Nassau County (right), and location of Nassau County in the State of New York (left) | |
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| Coordinates: 40°42′17″N 73°37′02″W / 40.70472°N 73.61722°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New York |
| County | Nassau |
| First settled | 1644 |
| Town Seat | Hempstead |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town council |
| • Town supervisor | Donald X. Clavin, Jr. (R) |
| • Town council | Members |
| Area | |
• Total | 191.77 sq mi (496.68 km2) |
| • Land | 118.68 sq mi (307.39 km2) |
| • Water | 73.08 sq mi (189.29 km2) 38.11% |
| Population | |
• Total | 793,409 |
| • Rank | 2nd in New York |
| • Density | 6,685/sq mi (2,581/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 11550[3] |
| Area codes | 516, 363 |
| FIPS code | 36-059-34000 |
| Website | hempsteadny.gov |
The Town of Hempstead is the largest of the three towns in Nassau County (alongside North Hempstead and Oyster Bay) on Long Island, in New York, United States. The town's combined population was 793,409 at the 2020 census, making it the most populated town in the United States, containing the majority of the population of Nassau County.
It occupies the southwestern part of the county, on the western half of Long Island. Twenty-two incorporated villages (one of which is named Hempstead) are completely or partially within the town.
If Hempstead were to be incorporated as a city, it would be the second-largest in New York, behind New York City; it is about three times the size of Buffalo, which has long been the state's second-largest city. It would be the 18th-largest city in the country, behind San Francisco, California, and ahead of Seattle, Washington. Hempstead is thus the most populous municipality in the New York metropolitan area outside New York City.
Hofstra University's campus is located in Hempstead.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Hempstead town, Nassau County, New York Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census".
- ^ "Hempstead ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved January 12, 2023.