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11557

ZIP 11557 is Hewlett, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
8,504
Coordinates
40.6361, -73.6939
☼ Live from 11557 — Hewlett, NY

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Where 11557 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11557
  • 🔢 Type 11557 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSSII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,557 = 7 × 13 × 127. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11556 (Uniondale, NY, 8 mi away) and 11558 (Island Park, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11557 becomes 75511, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11575, 11755, 15715, 17551, 51571, 55117, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75115 in Desoto, TX, 1,394 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,309 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11557 and you would come out at 40.64°S, 106.31°E — 801 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 2.0 square miles of land, 11557 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,504This ZIP8,504
Households2,641This ZIP2,641
Housing units2,857This ZIP2,857
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$176,274This ZIP$176,274New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$776,400This ZIP$776,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,434This ZIP$1,434New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher70.0%This ZIP70.0%
Mean commute41.8 minThis ZIP41.8 min
Population density4,170.7 / sq miThis ZIP4,170.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments495This ZIP495
Employees3,736This ZIP3,736
Annual payroll$212,199,000This ZIP$212,199,000
Tax returns filed4,070This ZIP4,070
Total adjusted gross income$896,611,000This ZIP$896,611,000

Land area

Land area2.04 sq miThis ZIP2.04 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 11557

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ZIP codes near 11557

ZIPCityDistance
11598 Woodmere, NY 1.0 mi
11518 East Rockaway, NY 1.4 mi
11581 Valley Stream, NY 1.5 mi
11563 Lynbrook, NY 1.8 mi
11516 Cedarhurst, NY 1.9 mi
11582 Valley Stream, NY 2.1 mi
11559 Lawrence, NY 2.5 mi
11580 Valley Stream, NY 2.7 mi
11422 Rosedale, NY 2.9 mi
11565 Malverne, NY 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11557?

11557 is in Hewlett, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6361, -73.6939.

What county is 11557 in?

11557 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11557?

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

What time zone is 11557 in?

11557 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11557?

About 8,504 people live in ZIP code 11557, in 2,641 households, at 4,170.7 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 11557?

$176,274 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11557?

The closest are 11598 (1 mi), 11518 (1.4 mi), 11581 (1.5 mi), 11563 (1.8 mi) and 11516 (1.9 mi).

Is 11557 a PO Box ZIP code?

11557 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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