Hempstead is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New York:

Municipalities Hempstead (village), New York, an incorporated village within the Town of Hempstead Hempstead, New York, a town that encompasses the Village of Hempstead Hempstead Plains, central Long Island in Nassau County New Hempstead, New York, a village in the town of Ramapo North Hempstead, New York, a town in Nassau County Ramapo, New York, formerly known as New Hempstead and then Hampstead South Hempstead, New York, a hamlet in Nassau County West Hempstead, New York, a hamlet in Nassau County

Other uses Hempstead Branch, an electrified rail line operated by the Long Island Rail Road

See also Hempstead High School (disambiguation)