Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:23 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:14 am – 4:30 pm
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People44,910 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.814,117 householdsMedian household income $121,748Median home value $506,100Median rent $2,077 a month71% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 23,671 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, retail 12%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 36 minutes63% drive alone, 11% car-pool, 12% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher87% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 54%, Spanish 39%, French or Haitian Creole 2%, other languages 2%24% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 26°F49 in of rain a year, on about 82 dayswettest month March26 in of snow a year, on about 13 days10 days above 90°F, 89 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Oceanside station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsTOWN OF HEMPSTEAD Landpark · within reach · 460 acresMerrick Road Town Park and Golf Coursepark · under a mile · 161 acresHempstead Lake State Parkstate park · 3.4 mi · 490 acresJones Beach State Parkstate park · 3.8 mi · 6,048 acresLido Beach Wildlife Management Areanational conservation area · 4.1 miLido Beach State Tidal Wetlandstate conservation land · 3.8 mi · 99 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Oct 198526 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202528 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighNassau County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighIce storm Very HighCoastal flooding Very HighLightning Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality79% of days had good air in 2025287 of 364 days measured77 moderate daysMedian index 29, worst day 92main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Nassau County monitors, NY
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFreeport (v)serves 45,000 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation8 ft2 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMount Sinai - South Nassau Hospital2.5 miPost officeFreeport Post Officeunder a mileTown hallFreeport Municipal Buildingunder a milePoliceFreeport Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationFreeport Fire Department Ever Ready Hose Company 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi20 schools10 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high, 4 otherElementaryNew Visions Museum School of Discovery and Explorationunder a mileElementaryArcher Street Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleJohn W Dodd Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeMolloy College3.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK10 miInterstateI-4959.0 miUS highwayUS 121 miAmtrakNew Rochelle, NY NRO21 miRailFreeportMTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA LIRR)under a mileCoachHempstead Bus StationGreyhound4.8 miTransit29 stops within a mileNassau Inter-County Express (NICE), MTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA LIRR)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11520 ZIP area.
