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11542

ZIP 11542 is Glen Cove, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
28,965
Coordinates
40.8726, -73.6286
☼ Live from 11542 — Glen Cove, NY

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Where 11542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11542
  • 🔢 Type 11542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,542 = 2 × 29 × 199. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11531 (Garden City, NY, 10 mi away) and 11545 (Glen Head, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11542 becomes 24511, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11245, 11425, 12154, 12451, 12514, 12541, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51241 in Larchwood, IA, 1,179 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,311 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11542 and you would come out at 40.87°S, 106.37°E — 810 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 6.7 square miles of land, 11542 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,965This ZIP28,965
Households11,339This ZIP11,339
Housing units11,739This ZIP11,739
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,242This ZIP$93,242New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$702,400This ZIP$702,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,401This ZIP$2,401New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.5%This ZIP42.5%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density4,310.3 / sq miThis ZIP4,310.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments941This ZIP941
Employees8,300This ZIP8,300
Annual payroll$541,581,000This ZIP$541,581,000
Tax returns filed14,690This ZIP14,690
Total adjusted gross income$1,481,763,000This ZIP$1,481,763,000

Land area

Land area6.72 sq miThis ZIP6.72 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 11542

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ZIP codes near 11542

ZIPCityDistance
11579 Sea Cliff, NY 2.1 mi
11560 Locust Valley, NY 2.2 mi
11547 Glenwood Landing, NY 3.1 mi
11765 Mill Neck, NY 3.7 mi
11545 Glen Head, NY 3.8 mi
11050 Port Washington, NY 4.1 mi
11548 Greenvale, NY 4.3 mi
11709 Bayville, NY 4.4 mi
11732 East Norwich, NY 5.1 mi
11576 Roslyn, NY 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11542?

11542 is in Glen Cove, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8726, -73.6286.

What county is 11542 in?

11542 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11542?

Glen Cove uses area codes 516 and 363, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 11542 in?

11542 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11542?

About 28,965 people live in ZIP code 11542, in 11,339 households, at 4,310.3 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 11542?

$93,242 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11542?

The closest are 11579 (2.1 mi), 11560 (2.2 mi), 11547 (3.1 mi), 11765 (3.7 mi) and 11545 (3.8 mi).

Is 11542 a PO Box ZIP code?

11542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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