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10021

ZIP 10021 is in New York, New York, in Manhattan (New York County); area codes 212, 646, 917 and 332; Eastern time. New York has 146 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
New York
Population
39,868
Coordinates
40.7696, -73.9590
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Where 10021 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 10021
  • 🔢 Type 10021 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZOOI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 10,021 = 11 × 911. Its digits add up to 4, a total 27 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 10020 (New York, NY, 1 mi away) and 10022 (New York, NY, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 10021 becomes 12001, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01012, 01021, 01102, 01201, 02110, 10012, …). The farthest-flung twin is 20110 in Manassas, VA, 234 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 10021 and you would come out at 40.77°S, 106.04°E — 817 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 0.358 square miles of land, 10021 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 173 football fields.
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People and housing

Population39,868This ZIP39,868
Households20,953This ZIP20,953
Housing units30,186This ZIP30,186
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$158,677This ZIP$158,677New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$1,377,500This ZIP$1,377,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,067This ZIP$3,067New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher79.4%This ZIP79.4%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density111,363.1 / sq miThis ZIP111,363.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,267This ZIP2,267
Employees59,122This ZIP59,122
Annual payroll$6,537,481,000This ZIP$6,537,481,000
Tax returns filed22,450This ZIP22,450
Total adjusted gross income$12,828,774,000This ZIP$12,828,774,000

Land area

Land area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 10021

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 10021

ZIPCityDistance
10075 New York, NY 0.3 mi
10065 New York, NY 0.4 mi
10162 New York, NY 0.5 mi
10028 New York, NY 0.6 mi
10044 New York, NY 0.7 mi
10155 New York, NY 0.8 mi
10153 New York, NY 0.8 mi
10151 New York, NY 0.9 mi
10022 New York, NY 0.9 mi
10128 New York, NY 0.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 10021?

10021 is in New York, New York, in New York County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7696, -73.9590.

What county is 10021 in?

10021 lies in New York County.

What area code is 10021?

New York uses area codes 212, 646, 917 and 332, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 10021 in?

10021 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 10021?

About 39,868 people live in ZIP code 10021, in 20,953 households, at 111,363.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 10021?

$158,677 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 10021?

The closest are 10075 (0.3 mi), 10065 (0.4 mi), 10162 (0.5 mi), 10028 (0.6 mi) and 10044 (0.7 mi).

Is 10021 a PO Box ZIP code?

10021 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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