Woodmere

Woodmere is a toponym used for multiple communities in North America. The most widely known is Woodmere, New York, a residential hamlet in Nassau County on Long Island, within the Town of Hempstead. It forms part of the greater New York metropolitan area and is characterized by suburban streets, schools, and local commercial corridors serving residents and nearby neighborhoods.

Beyond New York, several other places bear the name Woodmere as unincorporated communities or neighborhood names within various municipalities. The exact status, boundaries, and governance of these Woodmeres differ by locality and country.

The name Woodmere combines the elements wood and mere, reflecting common English landscape features found in place-names, where mere once referred to a lake or pond adjacent to a wooded area.