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10940

ZIP 10940 is in Middletown, New York, mostly in Orange County; area codes 845, 914 and 329; Eastern time. Middletown has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 10941.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange +1 more
Population
53,611
Coordinates
41.4465, -74.4787
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Where 10940 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 10940
  • 🔢 Type 10940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGOI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 10,940 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 547. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101010111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 10933 (Johnson, NY, 6 mi away) and 10941 (Middletown, NY, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 10940 becomes 04901 — and that is a real ZIP code: Waterville, ME, 327 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00914, 01094, 01904, 01940, 04019, 04091, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09041 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,019 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,264 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 10940 and you would come out at 41.45°S, 105.52°E — 870 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 63.1 square miles of land, 10940 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population53,611This ZIP53,611
Households18,631This ZIP18,631
Housing units19,670This ZIP19,670
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$87,080This ZIP$87,080New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$336,500This ZIP$336,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,673This ZIP$1,673New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute35.1 minThis ZIP35.1 min
Population density849.0 / sq miThis ZIP849.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,320This ZIP1,320
Employees20,033This ZIP20,033
Annual payroll$1,074,494,000This ZIP$1,074,494,000
Tax returns filed26,600This ZIP26,600
Total adjusted gross income$1,743,521,000This ZIP$1,743,521,000

Land area

Land area63.15 sq miThis ZIP63.15 sq mi
Water area1.04 sq miThis ZIP1.04 sq mi

Counties 10940 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Orange County 96.0%
Sullivan County 4.0%

Other place names in 10940

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

ZIP codes near 10940

ZIPCityDistance
10932 Howells, NY 2.6 mi
10963 Otisville, NY 3.5 mi
10973 Slate Hill, NY 4.6 mi
10958 New Hampton, NY 5.5 mi
10933 Johnson, NY 5.7 mi
10919 Circleville, NY 7.2 mi
10941 Middletown, NY 7.5 mi
12729 Cuddebackville, NY 7.6 mi
10924 Goshen, NY 8.0 mi
12790 Wurtsboro, NY 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 10940?

10940 is in Middletown, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4465, -74.4787.

What county is 10940 in?

10940 spans 2 counties: Orange County and Sullivan County. Most of it falls in Orange County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 10940?

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

What time zone is 10940 in?

10940 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 10940?

About 53,611 people live in ZIP code 10940, in 18,631 households, at 849.0 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 10940?

$87,080 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 10940?

The closest are 10932 (2.6 mi), 10963 (3.5 mi), 10973 (4.6 mi), 10958 (5.5 mi) and 10933 (5.7 mi).

Is 10940 a PO Box ZIP code?

10940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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