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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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• Long Island Business Expo
• Long Island Volunteer Center
• Hofstra University Club
• We Settle 4 Less INC
• Affordable Housing Ctr-America
• IBS Wireless INC
• Little Red Train Private School
• American Dental Center

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Ernesta E Alexander gave Rainbow Shops a rating I found this store a few weeks ago while I was window shopping. I do a lot more window shopping than actual shopping, but I stopped inside ...

Patricia R gave Hempstead Rug and Carpet Service a rating I panicked when my kid spilled juice all over a fine rug that I'd bought years ago from a flea market and which is absolutely one-of-a-kind ...

O Zhou gave Congregation Beth Israel a rating The services are very nice and the people who go here are as well. It has been a great place to meet others and get more involved with the ...

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...

April N. gave R & G Brenner Income Tax Center a rating I work a pretty standard day job, but I trade currencies in my spare time and I'm not too shabby at it. I made a few thousand dollars last ...

ID gave L A Fiesta CO a rating We got these guys to help us throw a birthday party and they were amazing from start to finish. Not only did they rent equipment to us, but...

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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