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10973

ZIP 10973 is Slate Hill, New York, in Orange County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
2,358
Coordinates
41.3805, -74.4805
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Where 10973 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 10973
  • 🔢 Type 10973 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELGOI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 10973 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 10970 (Pomona, NY, 26 mi away) and 10974 (Sloatsburg, NY, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 10973 becomes 37901 — and that is a real ZIP code: Knoxville, TN, 627 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01379, 01937, 07193, 07931, 09137, 09173, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09173 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,998 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,265 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 10973 and you would come out at 41.38°S, 105.52°E — 866 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 8.3 square miles of land, 10973 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,358This ZIP2,358
Households774This ZIP774
Housing units852This ZIP852
Median age33.8This ZIP33.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$117,167This ZIP$117,167New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$410,600This ZIP$410,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,810This ZIP$1,810New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%This ZIP35.5%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density285.3 / sq miThis ZIP285.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees434This ZIP434
Annual payroll$23,566,000This ZIP$23,566,000
Tax returns filed1,130This ZIP1,130
Total adjusted gross income$110,004,000This ZIP$110,004,000

Land area

Land area8.26 sq miThis ZIP8.26 sq mi
Water area0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi

ZIP codes near 10973

ZIPCityDistance
10933 Johnson, NY 1.9 mi
10958 New Hampton, NY 2.9 mi
10940 Middletown, NY 4.6 mi
10998 Westtown, NY 5.0 mi
10969 Pine Island, NY 5.9 mi
10924 Goshen, NY 6.6 mi
10963 Otisville, NY 6.7 mi
10988 Unionville, NY 6.9 mi
10921 Florida, NY 6.9 mi
10932 Howells, NY 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 10973?

10973 is in Slate Hill, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3805, -74.4805.

What county is 10973 in?

10973 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 10973?

Slate Hill uses area code 845, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 10973 in?

10973 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 10973?

About 2,358 people live in ZIP code 10973, in 774 households, at 285.3 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 10973?

$117,167 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 10973?

The closest are 10933 (1.9 mi), 10958 (2.9 mi), 10940 (4.6 mi), 10998 (5 mi) and 10969 (5.9 mi).

Is 10973 a PO Box ZIP code?

10973 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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