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10996

ZIP 10996 is in West Point, New York, in Orange County; area code 845; Eastern time. West Point has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 10997.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
6,349
Coordinates
41.3937, -73.9722
☼ Live from 10996 — West Point, NY

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Where 10996 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 10996
  • 🔢 Type 10996 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGGOI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 10,996 = 2 × 2 × 2749. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 10994 (West Nyack, NY, 20 mi away) and 10997 (West Point, NY, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 10996 becomes 69901, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01969, 06199, 09169, 09196, 09619, 10969, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96910 in Hagatna, GU, 7,914 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,291 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 10996 and you would come out at 41.39°S, 106.03°E — 849 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 3.2 square miles of land, 10996 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,349This ZIP6,349
Households1,154This ZIP1,154
Housing units1,282This ZIP1,282
Median age21.5This ZIP21.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$135,333This ZIP$135,333New York$85,974US $80,734
Median gross rent$3,500+This ZIP$3,500+New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher78.8%This ZIP78.8%
Mean commute10.1 minThis ZIP10.1 min
Population density1,990.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,990.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees981This ZIP981
Annual payroll$80,189,000This ZIP$80,189,000
Tax returns filed1,300This ZIP1,300
Total adjusted gross income$108,883,000This ZIP$108,883,000

Land area

Land area3.19 sq miThis ZIP3.19 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 10996

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

ZIP codes near 10996

ZIPCityDistance
10997 West Point, NY 0.9 mi
12520 Cornwall On Hudson, NY 2.7 mi
10524 Garrison, NY 2.7 mi
10928 Highland Falls, NY 3.4 mi
12518 Cornwall, NY 4.0 mi
10922 Fort Montgomery, NY 4.0 mi
10953 Mountainville, NY 5.5 mi
10537 Lake Peekskill, NY 5.8 mi
10911 Bear Mountain, NY 6.0 mi
12584 Vails Gate, NY 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 10996?

10996 is in West Point, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3937, -73.9722.

What county is 10996 in?

10996 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 10996?

West Point uses area code 845, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 10996 in?

10996 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 10996?

About 6,349 people live in ZIP code 10996, in 1,154 households, at 1,990.3 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 10996?

$135,333 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 10996?

The closest are 10997 (0.9 mi), 12520 (2.7 mi), 10524 (2.7 mi), 10928 (3.4 mi) and 12518 (4 mi).

Is 10996 a PO Box ZIP code?

10996 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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