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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• Long Island Business Expo
• Long Island Volunteer Center
• Hofstra University Club
• Top of the Class Printers & Stationers INC
• Adipietro Frank Attorney
• State Farm Insurance
• Wachovia - Hempstead
• Autozone

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Hempstead Business Reviews  

Warren Heard gave Fulton Podiatry a rating We do not often pay attention at our feet, but we ought to do so. Feet are what keeps us from falling on the ground after all and without th...

Dennis A gave Campus Pizza & Gyro a rating Convenient little takeout place near where I live, great for late night studying. Their gyros are really awesome, and their pizza ain't bad...

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 ...

Russell E gave Hofstra University Club a rating This is a fantastic restaurant! Wouldn't have expected to find something this excellent on a university campus, but there you are. Sometim...

Earl A Perez gave Hempstead Funeral Home a rating They did a very lovely job with my uncle's funeral. We really are appreciative of how professional and kind they were through this entire h...

Lisa H. gave Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits a rating I wanted to have a birthday party for my son and we visited the Popeye's Chicken and Biscuits Restaurant at Hempstead. It is located on Fult...

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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