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11552

ZIP 11552 is West Hempstead, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
25,174
Coordinates
40.6918, -73.6542
☼ Live from 11552 — West Hempstead, NY

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Where 11552 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11552
  • 🔢 Type 11552 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSSII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,552 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 19 × 19. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11551 (Hempstead, NY, 2 mi away) and 11553 (Uniondale, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11552 becomes 25511 — and that is a real ZIP code: Dunlow, WV, 498 miles away.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12155, 12515, 12551, 15215, 15251, 15521, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51521 in Avoca, IA, 1,128 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% 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 11552 and you would come out at 40.69°S, 106.35°E — 802 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 3.5 square miles of land, 11552 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population25,174This ZIP25,174
Households7,469This ZIP7,469
Housing units7,694This ZIP7,694
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$155,154This ZIP$155,154New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$638,200This ZIP$638,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,813This ZIP$2,813New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.7%This ZIP48.7%
Mean commute38.0 minThis ZIP38.0 min
Population density7,204.9 / sq miThis ZIP7,204.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments678This ZIP678
Employees4,433This ZIP4,433
Annual payroll$195,841,000This ZIP$195,841,000
Tax returns filed13,380This ZIP13,380
Total adjusted gross income$1,352,565,000This ZIP$1,352,565,000

Land area

Land area3.49 sq miThis ZIP3.49 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 11552

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ZIP codes near 11552

ZIPCityDistance
11010 Franklin Square, NY 1.3 mi
11565 Malverne, NY 1.5 mi
11550 Hempstead, NY 1.9 mi
11570 Rockville Centre, NY 2.0 mi
11551 Hempstead, NY 2.1 mi
11571 Rockville Centre, NY 2.4 mi
11530 Garden City, NY 2.6 mi
11563 Lynbrook, NY 2.6 mi
11531 Garden City, NY 2.6 mi
11599 Garden City, NY 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11552?

11552 is in West Hempstead, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6918, -73.6542.

What county is 11552 in?

11552 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11552?

West Hempstead uses area codes 516 and 363, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 11552 in?

11552 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11552?

About 25,174 people live in ZIP code 11552, in 7,469 households, at 7,204.9 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 11552?

$155,154 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11552?

The closest are 11010 (1.3 mi), 11565 (1.5 mi), 11550 (1.9 mi), 11570 (2 mi) and 11551 (2.1 mi).

Is 11552 a PO Box ZIP code?

11552 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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