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10998

ZIP 10998 is Westtown, New York, in Orange County; area code 845; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Orange
Population
3,889
Coordinates
41.3241, -74.5412
☼ Live from 10998 — Westtown, NY

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Where 10998 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 10998
  • 🔢 Type 10998 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGGOI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 10,998 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 47. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101011110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 10997 (West Point, NY, 31 mi away) and 11001 (Floral Park, NY, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 10998 becomes 89901, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01899, 09189, 09819, 09891, 10989, 18099, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09891 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,529 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 89%.
  • 🎯1,262 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 10998 and you would come out at 41.32°S, 105.46°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 21.6 square miles of land, 10998 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,889This ZIP3,889
Households1,346This ZIP1,346
Housing units1,410This ZIP1,410
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$129,348This ZIP$129,348New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$462,000This ZIP$462,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,887This ZIP$1,887New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.9%This ZIP36.9%
Mean commute40.0 minThis ZIP40.0 min
Population density180.0 / sq miThis ZIP180.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees111This ZIP111
Annual payroll$5,319,000This ZIP$5,319,000
Tax returns filed1,730This ZIP1,730
Total adjusted gross income$170,007,000This ZIP$170,007,000

Land area

Land area21.61 sq miThis ZIP21.61 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

ZIP codes near 10998

ZIPCityDistance
10988 Unionville, NY 1.9 mi
10933 Johnson, NY 3.4 mi
10969 Pine Island, NY 3.4 mi
10973 Slate Hill, NY 5.0 mi
12771 Port Jervis, NY 5.9 mi
07418 Glenwood, NJ 6.3 mi
07461 Sussex, NJ 6.4 mi
10958 New Hampton, NY 7.2 mi
07428 Mc Afee, NJ 8.1 mi
07462 Vernon, NJ 9.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 10998?

10998 is in Westtown, New York, in Orange County, part of the Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3241, -74.5412.

What county is 10998 in?

10998 lies in Orange County.

What area code is 10998?

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

What time zone is 10998 in?

10998 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 10998?

About 3,889 people live in ZIP code 10998, in 1,346 households, at 180.0 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 10998?

$129,348 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 10998?

The closest are 10988 (1.9 mi), 10933 (3.4 mi), 10969 (3.4 mi), 10973 (5 mi) and 12771 (5.9 mi).

Is 10998 a PO Box ZIP code?

10998 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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