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10986

ZIP 10986 is Tomkins Cove, New York, in Rockland County; area codes 914 and 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Rockland
Population
1,806
Coordinates
41.2852, -73.9987
☼ Live from 10986 — Tomkins Cove, NY

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Where 10986 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 10986
  • 🔢 Type 10986 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBGOI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 10,986 = 2 × 3 × 1831. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 10985 (Thompson Ridge, NY, 27 mi away) and 10987 (Tuxedo Park, NY, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 10986 becomes 68901 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hastings, NE, 1,269 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08619, 08691, 09186, 09618, 09681, 09816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09681 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,558 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,290 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 10986 and you would come out at 41.29°S, 106.00°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 9.9 square miles of land, 10986 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,806This ZIP1,806
Households685This ZIP685
Housing units713This ZIP713
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median home value$613,300This ZIP$613,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,053This ZIP$2,053New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.6%This ZIP48.6%
Mean commute29.8 minThis ZIP29.8 min
Population density182.9 / sq miThis ZIP182.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees67This ZIP67
Annual payroll$2,602,000This ZIP$2,602,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$100,113,000This ZIP$100,113,000

Land area

Land area9.87 sq miThis ZIP9.87 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

ZIP codes near 10986

ZIPCityDistance
10911 Bear Mountain, NY 1.6 mi
10596 Verplanck, NY 2.9 mi
10511 Buchanan, NY 3.2 mi
10922 Fort Montgomery, NY 3.6 mi
10548 Montrose, NY 4.2 mi
10566 Peekskill, NY 4.3 mi
10980 Stony Point, NY 4.4 mi
10928 Highland Falls, NY 4.4 mi
10521 Croton On Hudson, NY 5.2 mi
10993 West Haverstraw, NY 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 10986?

10986 is in Tomkins Cove, New York, in Rockland County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2852, -73.9987.

What county is 10986 in?

10986 lies in Rockland County.

What area code is 10986?

Tomkins Cove uses area codes 914 and 845, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 10986 in?

10986 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 10986?

About 1,806 people live in ZIP code 10986, in 685 households, at 182.9 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 10986?

The closest are 10911 (1.6 mi), 10596 (2.9 mi), 10511 (3.2 mi), 10922 (3.6 mi) and 10548 (4.2 mi).

Is 10986 a PO Box ZIP code?

10986 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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