Woodmere, New York
Woodmere, New York | |
|---|---|
The Long Island Rail Road station in Woodmere | |
Location in Nassau County and the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′10″N 73°43′10″W / 40.63611°N 73.71944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Nassau County, New York |
| Town | Hempstead |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.8 sq mi (7.3 km2) |
| • Land | 2.6 sq mi (6.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 18,669 |
| • Density | 7,233/sq mi (2,793/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 11598 |
| Area code | 516 |
| FIPS code | 36-82942 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0971684 |
Woodmere is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 18,669 at the 2020 census.
Woodmere is one of the Long Island communities known as the Five Towns, which is usually said to comprise the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and "The Hewletts", which consist of the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, and Woodsburgh, along with the unincorporated hamlet of Hewlett.