The Town of North Hempstead is located in the northwestern corner of Nassau County. It borders Queens NY to the wes, the Town of Hempstead is on its southern border and the Town of Oyster Bay is on its eastern border. The Long Island Sound lies on the northern border.

The Town of North Hempstead government website has more detailed information than most towns on Long Island. You ae likely to find most of the information you will need on local government services. But the website is organized in a different way from other town websites so you may be helped by going directly to their town website site map.

Here are some of the links to specific services and departments that you may be looking for:
Town of North Hempstead Community Development Agency
Town of North Hempstead Buidling Department
Town of North Hempstead Community Services Department
Town of North Hempstead Parking Applications and Permits
Town of Henpstead Office of the Reciever of Taxes
Town of North Hempstead Office of the Town Clerk
Town of Hempstead Department of Parks and Recreation

There are 30 villages in the Town of North Hempstead, making it the Long Island township with the largest number of Villages, communities that have chosen to tax themselves to rasie the level of their local government services. The Villages include: Baxter Estates, East Hills, East Williston, Floral Park, Flower Hill, Garden City, Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Kensington, Kings Point, Lake Success, Manorhaven, Mineola, Munsey Park, New Hyde Park, North Hills, Old Westbury, Plandome, Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor, Noth Port Washington,