'West Hempstead' definitions:
West Hempstead, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
West Hempstead, NY -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New York
Population (2000) :
18713
Housing Units (2000) :
6110
Land area (2000) :
2.658447 sq. miles (6.885346 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.095424 sq. miles (0.247147 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.753871 sq. miles (7.132493 sq. km)
FIPS code :
80225
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
40.696409 N, 73.652522 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
11552
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.