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11553

ZIP 11553 is in Uniondale, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time. Uniondale has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 11555 and 11556.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
27,875
Coordinates
40.7053, -73.5923
☼ Live from 11553 — Uniondale, NY

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Where 11553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11553
  • 🔢 Type 11553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,553 = 3 × 3851. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11552 (West Hempstead, NY, 3 mi away) and 11554 (East Meadow, NY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11553 becomes 35511, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11355, 13155, 15135, 15315, 15351, 15531, …). The farthest-flung twin is 51351 in Milford, IA, 1,120 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,314 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11553 and you would come out at 40.71°S, 106.41°E — 801 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 3.2 square miles of land, 11553 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,875This ZIP27,875
Households7,200This ZIP7,200
Housing units7,432This ZIP7,432
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$121,127This ZIP$121,127New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$511,600This ZIP$511,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,123This ZIP$2,123New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density8,608.7 / sq miThis ZIP8,608.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments566This ZIP566
Employees10,521This ZIP10,521
Annual payroll$1,399,620,000This ZIP$1,399,620,000
Tax returns filed15,310This ZIP15,310
Total adjusted gross income$837,997,000This ZIP$837,997,000

Land area

Land area3.24 sq miThis ZIP3.24 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11553

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ZIP codes near 11553

ZIPCityDistance
11555 Uniondale, NY 0.3 mi
11549 Hempstead, NY 1.0 mi
11556 Uniondale, NY 1.1 mi
11551 Hempstead, NY 1.4 mi
11550 Hempstead, NY 1.5 mi
11575 Roosevelt, NY 1.8 mi
11554 East Meadow, NY 2.0 mi
11531 Garden City, NY 2.7 mi
11599 Garden City, NY 2.7 mi
11530 Garden City, NY 2.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11553?

11553 is in Uniondale, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7053, -73.5923.

What county is 11553 in?

11553 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11553?

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

What time zone is 11553 in?

11553 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11553?

About 27,875 people live in ZIP code 11553, in 7,200 households, at 8,608.7 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 11553?

$121,127 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11553?

The closest are 11555 (0.3 mi), 11549 (1 mi), 11556 (1.1 mi), 11551 (1.4 mi) and 11550 (1.5 mi).

Is 11553 a PO Box ZIP code?

11553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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