Hempstead NY Yellow Pages

Hempstead is a town known as a civil township in Nassau County on Long Island. There are around 22 villages within Hempstead and as of 2000 census there were 755,924 residents. Hempstead was settled in a treaty between Robert Fordham and John Carman in 1644 when the pair purchased land from local Native American Indian tribes. During its early days it was known as Heemstede taken from the Dutch city. During the American Revolution, American sympathizers lived in the north and loyalists in the south which caused a split in 1784 of the town.

Hempstead is home to several schools including Hempstead High School, Alverta B. Gray Schultz Middle School, Franklin School, Fulton School, Jackson Main School, Jackson Annex School, Barack Obama School, Marshall School, and Prospect School. Higher learning facilities are also home in Hempstead including the Nassau Community College, New York University, and the Hofstra University, to name a few. Hempstead is home to a variety of businesses, restaurants, and service businesses which is the main industry leading the economy.

The most popular attractions in Hempstead for residents and visitors alike are the 90 parks that are home in the area offering all kinds of activities including concerts, aquatics, cultural arts, sports, and more. Along with the parks, there are also 25 unique museums in Hempstead including Cradle of Aviation Museum, a wildlife sanctuary, and of course the beaches such as Jones Beach.

About Hempstead, New York 

• # of Businesses: 1483
• Zip Code: 11549, 11550, 11551
• AreaCode: 516
• County: Nassau
• Latitude: 40.7051
• Longitude: -73.6280
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• Auto Body Repair (28)
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• General Contractors (24)
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• Long Island Business Expo
• Long Island Volunteer Center
• Hofstra University Club
• Hempstead Family Chiropractic - Elliot Strauss DC
• Public Storage - Self Storage
• Verizon
• Gamma Instruments
• Hempstead Middle School

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Stuart O Murphy gave Hempstead Plumbing and Heating a rating Hempstead Plumbing and Heating helped me to replace a really outdated heating system in the hotel building I bought to refurbish. It was ju...

Teresa gave CHUCK E Cheese's a rating We took our son here to celebrate his birthday this year. He attended a friend's party here and loved it, and said he had even more fun at ...

A Riley gave Long Island Junk Squad-Home Garage Clean Out House Attic Hoarding Junk Removal Estate Junk Cleanout a rating My mother is a hoarder. It is a disease that has caused her to accumulate a good 10 years worth of junk. She plans to sell it on the Interne...

Anne gave Chase Collision a rating These guys took some minor dents out of my car after an incident in a parking lot. I am amazed at the job they did. It looks fantastic. P...

I Gill gave Linda's Restaurant a rating A very yummy place! I am the first to review them? That's crazy. They should be really popular!...

AH gave Affordable Housing Ctr-America a rating Affordable Housing has options for buying, selling, and renting houses. I’m happy with the way they ensured that we have the best house in t...

Nearby Cities 

• West Hempstead (1.48 miles)
• Uniondale (1.48 miles)
• Garden City (1.81 miles)
• Roosevelt (2.47 miles)
• Franklin Square (2.96 miles)
• Mineola (2.98 miles)
• Carle Place (3.04 miles)
• East Meadow (3.34 miles)
• Baldwin (3.51 miles)
• Malverne (3.64 miles)

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