10918
ZIP 10918 is Chester, New York, in Orange County; area code 845; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Orange
- Metro area
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
- Population
- 12,069
- Coordinates
- 41.3442, -74.2622
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Where 10918 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.
- 🔢 Type 10918 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIGOI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 10,918 = 2 × 53 × 103. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101010100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 10917 (Central Valley, NY, 8 mi away) and 10919 (Circleville, NY, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 10918 becomes 81901, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09811, 10981, 11980, 18091, 18109, 18901, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09811 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,359 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
- 🎯1,276 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 10918 and you would come out at 41.34°S, 105.74°E — 857 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
- 📏 At 32.6 square miles of land, 10918 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 12,069This ZIP12,069 |
|---|---|
| Households | 4,157This ZIP4,157 |
| Housing units | 4,529This ZIP4,529 |
| Median age | 40.5This ZIP40.5New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $140,550This ZIP$140,550New York$85,974US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $459,700This ZIP$459,700New York$423,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,967This ZIP$1,967New York$1,621US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 38.1%This ZIP38.1% |
| Mean commute | 41.1 minThis ZIP41.1 min |
| Population density | 369.7 / sq miThis ZIP369.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 339This ZIP339 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 5,458This ZIP5,458 |
| Annual payroll | $346,790,000This ZIP$346,790,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 5,970This ZIP5,970 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $616,309,000This ZIP$616,309,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 32.65 sq miThis ZIP32.65 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi |
Other place names in 10918
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 10918
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
10981 | Sugar Loaf, NY | 2.0 mi |
10950 | Monroe, NY | 3.7 mi |
10949 | Monroe, NY | 3.9 mi |
10921 | Florida, NY | 5.3 mi |
10924 | Goshen, NY | 5.3 mi |
10914 | Blooming Grove, NY | 6.0 mi |
10912 | Bellvale, NY | 7.0 mi |
10916 | Campbell Hall, NY | 7.3 mi |
10990 | Warwick, NY | 7.5 mi |
10992 | Washingtonville, NY | 7.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 10918?
10918 is in Chester, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3442, -74.2622.
What county is 10918 in?
10918 lies in Orange County.
What area code is 10918?
Chester uses area code 845, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 10918 in?
10918 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 10918?
About 12,069 people live in ZIP code 10918, in 4,157 households, at 369.7 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 10918?
$140,550 a year, against $85,974 across New York.
What ZIP codes are near 10918?
The closest are 10981 (2 mi), 10950 (3.7 mi), 10949 (3.9 mi), 10921 (5.3 mi) and 10924 (5.3 mi).
Is 10918 a PO Box ZIP code?
10918 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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