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Based on US Census data for Hempstead
36.5 y/o
Median Age
Compared to the US median age of 38.7 y/o
$82.5K
Median Income
Compared to the US median income of $78.5K
$442.1K
Median Home Value
Compared to the US median home value of $303.4K
58.6K
Hempstead Population
Compared to the US median city population of 171.9K
New York's 363 area code is among the newer overlays planned for Long Island, sharing geography with the long-running 516 across Nassau County. Hempstead anchors the directory's records here. Hempstead sits in the central part of Nassau County on western Long Island, organized around a downtown core, Hofstra University immediately to the south, and a long-standing role as a regional commercial center for inner Long Island. The 363 designation, part of the North American Numbering Plan, is in the early phases of being prepared for active number assignments.
In records the directory has compiled for 363 numbers, other New York cities — Albany, Binghamton, Brentwood, and Buffalo — appear regularly. None of those are inside the 363 footprint. The pattern reflects standard public-record dynamics across New York. The directory's prefix-level holdings for 363 remain in early stages, with current coverage representing the start of working records rather than a comprehensive count of the prefix population the code will eventually carry.
Hempstead's home values come in well above the US median, in line with broader Long Island pricing pressure. Median household income runs above the national reading, the city's median age sits a touch under the US figure, and population is modest in absolute terms — Hempstead itself is small as a village, though the surrounding Town of Hempstead (which contains it along with many other communities) is among the larger municipal jurisdictions in the country. The 363 footprint shares those demographics with 516 because both codes serve Nassau County in overlapping form.

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