Hempstead, New York

ZIP codes in Hempstead

Area codes for Hempstead

• Area code 516

  In service since 1951. Shares its area with 363. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

• Area code 363

  In service since January 20, 2023. Shares its area with 516. Local calls are dialed with ten digits; dialing 1 plus ten digits also works.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Hempstead is in the Eastern Time zone.

Towns near Hempstead

• Uniondale1.8 km (1.1 mi)
• Garden City2.9 km (1.8 mi)
• South Hempstead3.2 km (2.0 mi)
• Garden3.3 km (2.1 mi)
• West Hempstead3.9 km (2.4 mi)
• Roosevelt3.9 km (2.4 mi)
• Garden City South4 km (2.5 mi)
• Carle Place4.6 km (2.9 mi)