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10579

ZIP 10579 is Putnam Valley, New York, in Putnam County; area codes 845, 914 and 329; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Putnam
Population
9,019
Coordinates
41.3954, -73.8391
☼ Live from 10579 — Putnam Valley, NY

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Where 10579 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 10579
  • 🔢 Type 10579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLSOI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 10,579 = 71 × 149. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10100101010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 10578 (Purdys, NY, 10 mi away) and 10580 (Rye, NY, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 10579 becomes 97501 — and that is a real ZIP code: Medford, OR, 2,490 miles away.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07195, 09157, 09175, 09715, 10597, 10975, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09157 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,960 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,298 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 10579 and you would come out at 41.40°S, 106.16°E — 844 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 34.7 square miles of land, 10579 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,019This ZIP9,019
Households3,102This ZIP3,102
Housing units3,698This ZIP3,698
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$132,500This ZIP$132,500New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$548,400This ZIP$548,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,638This ZIP$2,638New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.7%This ZIP49.7%
Mean commute45.6 minThis ZIP45.6 min
Population density259.8 / sq miThis ZIP259.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments186This ZIP186
Employees775This ZIP775
Annual payroll$37,906,000This ZIP$37,906,000
Tax returns filed4,540This ZIP4,540
Total adjusted gross income$578,956,000This ZIP$578,956,000

Land area

Land area34.72 sq miThis ZIP34.72 sq mi
Water area1.55 sq miThis ZIP1.55 sq mi

ZIP codes near 10579

ZIPCityDistance
10537 Lake Peekskill, NY 4.2 mi
10542 Mahopac Falls, NY 4.2 mi
10588 Shrub Oak, NY 4.4 mi
10541 Mahopac, NY 4.6 mi
10524 Garrison, NY 4.7 mi
10535 Jefferson Valley, NY 4.8 mi
10516 Cold Spring, NY 5.0 mi
10547 Mohegan Lake, NY 5.7 mi
10505 Baldwin Place, NY 6.0 mi
10997 West Point, NY 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 10579?

10579 is in Putnam Valley, New York, in Putnam County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3954, -73.8391.

What county is 10579 in?

10579 lies in Putnam County.

What area code is 10579?

Putnam Valley uses area codes 845, 914 and 329, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 10579 in?

10579 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 10579?

About 9,019 people live in ZIP code 10579, in 3,102 households, at 259.8 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 10579?

$132,500 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 10579?

The closest are 10537 (4.2 mi), 10542 (4.2 mi), 10588 (4.4 mi), 10541 (4.6 mi) and 10524 (4.7 mi).

Is 10579 a PO Box ZIP code?

10579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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