10979
ZIP 10979 is Sterling Forest, New York, in Orange County; area codes 845 and 329; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Orange
- Metro area
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
- Population
- 222
- Coordinates
- 41.1824, -74.3188
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Where 10979 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 10979 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLGOI — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 10979 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10101011100011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 10977 (Spring Valley, NY, 15 mi away) and 10980 (Stony Point, NY, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 10979 becomes 97901 — and that is a real ZIP code: Adrian, OR, 2,165 miles away.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07199, 09719, 10997, 17099, 19079, 19709, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09719 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,135 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
- 🎯1,274 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 10979 and you would come out at 41.18°S, 105.68°E — 851 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
- 📏 At 0.033 square miles of land, 10979 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 16 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 222This ZIP222 |
|---|---|
| Households | 77This ZIP77 |
| Housing units | 77This ZIP77 |
| Median age | 27.5This ZIP27.5New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.2%This ZIP23.2% |
| Population density | 6,727.3 / sq miThis ZIP6,727.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 275This ZIP275 |
| Annual payroll | $47,612,000This ZIP$47,612,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 10979
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
10925 | Greenwood Lake, NY | 1.6 mi |
07421 | Hewitt, NJ | 1.9 mi |
10912 | Bellvale, NY | 4.7 mi |
10987 | Tuxedo Park, NY | 5.0 mi |
10959 | New Milford, NY | 6.1 mi |
10990 | Warwick, NY | 6.3 mi |
07456 | Ringwood, NJ | 6.6 mi |
07422 | Highland Lakes, NJ | 6.7 mi |
10974 | Sloatsburg, NY | 6.9 mi |
07480 | West Milford, NJ | 7.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 10979?
10979 is in Sterling Forest, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1824, -74.3188.
What county is 10979 in?
10979 lies in Orange County.
What area code is 10979?
Sterling Forest uses area codes 845 and 329, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 10979 in?
10979 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 10979?
About 222 people live in ZIP code 10979, in 77 households, at 6,727.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 10979?
The closest are 10925 (1.6 mi), 07421 (1.9 mi), 10912 (4.7 mi), 10987 (5 mi) and 10959 (6.1 mi).
Is 10979 a PO Box ZIP code?
10979 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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