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10040

ZIP 10040 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
40,096
Coordinates
40.8581, -73.9296
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Where 10040 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 10040
  • 🔢 Type 10040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOOI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 10,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 251. Its digits add up to 5, a total 55 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10011100111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 10039 (New York, NY, 2 mi away) and 10041 (New York, NY, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 10040 becomes 04001 — and that is a real ZIP code: Acton, ME, 240 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01004, 01040, 04001, 04010, 10004, 40010). The farthest-flung twin is 40010 in Buckner, KY, 637 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,296 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 10040 and you would come out at 40.86°S, 106.07°E — 821 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 0.567 square miles of land, 10040 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 274 football fields.
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People and housing

Population40,096This ZIP40,096
Households15,861This ZIP15,861
Housing units17,131This ZIP17,131
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$65,516This ZIP$65,516New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$464,400This ZIP$464,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,685This ZIP$1,685New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.0%This ZIP39.0%
Mean commute40.1 minThis ZIP40.1 min
Population density70,716.0 / sq miThis ZIP70,716.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments594This ZIP594
Employees3,624This ZIP3,624
Annual payroll$163,044,000This ZIP$163,044,000
Tax returns filed20,070This ZIP20,070
Total adjusted gross income$1,087,878,000This ZIP$1,087,878,000

Land area

Land area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 10040

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

ZIP codes near 10040

ZIPCityDistance
10034 New York, NY 0.7 mi
10033 New York, NY 0.8 mi
10453 Bronx, NY 0.9 mi
10452 Bronx, NY 1.4 mi
10032 New York, NY 1.5 mi
10468 Bronx, NY 1.7 mi
10457 Bronx, NY 1.9 mi
07632 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 2.0 mi
10456 Bronx, NY 2.2 mi
07024 Fort Lee, NJ 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 10040?

10040 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 40.8581, -73.9296.

What county is 10040 in?

10040 lies in New York County.

What area code is 10040?

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

What time zone is 10040 in?

10040 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 10040?

About 40,096 people live in ZIP code 10040, in 15,861 households, at 70,716.0 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 10040?

$65,516 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 10040?

The closest are 10034 (0.7 mi), 10033 (0.8 mi), 10453 (0.9 mi), 10452 (1.4 mi) and 10032 (1.5 mi).

Is 10040 a PO Box ZIP code?

10040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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