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10279

ZIP 10279 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
259
Coordinates
40.7126, -74.0087
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Where 10279 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 10279
  • 🔢 Type 10279 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLZOI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 10,279 = 19 × 541. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100000100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 10278 (New York, NY, 0 mi away) and 10280 (New York, NY, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 10279 becomes 97201 — and that is a real ZIP code: Portland, OR, 2,440 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02719, 02791, 02917, 07192, 07921, 09172, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09721 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,113 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,293 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 10279 and you would come out at 40.71°S, 105.99°E — 816 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 0.004 square miles of land, 10279 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 2 football fields.
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People and housing

Population259This ZIP259
Households84This ZIP84
Housing units98This ZIP98
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$250,000+This ZIP$250,000+New York$85,974US $80,734
Median gross rent$3,500+This ZIP$3,500+New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher90.1%This ZIP90.1%
Population density64,750.0 / sq miThis ZIP64,750.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments100This ZIP100
Employees1,373This ZIP1,373
Annual payroll$139,946,000This ZIP$139,946,000

Land area

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

Other place names in 10279

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

ZIP codes near 10279

ZIPCityDistance
10007 New York, NY 0.1 mi
10008 New York, NY 0.2 mi
10043 New York, NY 0.2 mi
10080 New York, NY 0.2 mi
10081 New York, NY 0.2 mi
10203 New York, NY 0.2 mi
10212 New York, NY 0.2 mi
10213 New York, NY 0.2 mi
10242 New York, NY 0.2 mi
10249 New York, NY 0.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 10279?

10279 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 40.7126, -74.0087.

What county is 10279 in?

10279 lies in New York County.

What area code is 10279?

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

What time zone is 10279 in?

10279 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 10279?

About 259 people live in ZIP code 10279, in 84 households, at 64,750.0 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 10279?

$250,000+ a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 10279?

The closest are 10007 (0.1 mi), 10008 (0.2 mi), 10043 (0.2 mi), 10080 (0.2 mi) and 10081 (0.2 mi).

Is 10279 a PO Box ZIP code?

10279 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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