Hempstead in numbers
- Coordinates
- 40.7062, -73.6187
- Population
- 55 547
- Region
- New York
- Country
- United States, North America
- Capital
- Washington, D.C. — 355 km away
- Same name
- 5 more places in the world share this name
What time is it in Hempstead, New York, United States
The local time of Hempstead, New York, United States is presented here, in line with the America/New_York zone (−4).
Hempstead, United States
Thursday, 29 October 2026
UTC−4 · America/New_York
Local time in Hempstead
UTC−4 · daylight saving time is active
Hempstead keeps America/New_York clock_time.
The sun today
Sunrise 7:22 AM Solar noon 12:39 PM Sunset 5:56 PM Daylight 10 h 34 min Night 13 h 26 min Civil twilight 6:54 AM – 6:25 PM
Weather in Hempstead right now
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Hempstead and its neighbours
Postal codes
- 11549
- 11550
- 11551
- 77445
Postal codes come from the free GeoNames dataset. Where a code is listed with a distance, it belongs to a nearby settlement — GeoNames spells that name differently from ours.
Largest cities in New York
- New York City 8 804 190
- Brooklyn 2 736 074
- Queens 2 316 841
- Manhattan 1 487 536
- The Bronx 1 385 108
- Staten Island 468 730
Other places named Hempstead
- Hempstead Texas, United States
- Hempstead England, United Kingdom
- Hempstead England, United Kingdom
- Hempstead England, United Kingdom
- Hempstead England, United Kingdom
Same time zone — America/New_York
- New York City United States
- Brooklyn United States
- Queens United States
- Philadelphia United States
- Manhattan United States
- The Bronx United States
Nearby places
- South Hempstead — 2.8 km
- East Garden City — 3.2 km
- Roosevelt — 4.0 km
- Nassau County — 4.0 km
- North Merrick — 5.0 km
- Mineola — 5.1 km
Local time details for Hempstead
Clocks across Hempstead run on America/New_York at UTC−4. Daylight saving time: Yes.
Daylight in Hempstead today runs from 7:22 AM to 5:56 PM. The stretch measures 10 h 34 min.
The time given for Hempstead holds for nearby South Hempstead and East Garden City too.
Postal designations for Hempstead total 4.
Questions and answers
- What is the correct time zone for Hempstead?
- The correct time zone for Hempstead is America/New_York, with an offset of −4.
- Does the time in Hempstead shift by an hour at any point in the year?
- Yes.
- Tell me the sunrise hour in Hempstead.
- The sunrise hour is 7:22 AM.