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11559

ZIP 11559 is Lawrence, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
8,878
Coordinates
40.6029, -73.7144
☼ Live from 11559 — Lawrence, NY

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Where 11559 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11559
  • 🔢 Type 11559 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSSII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,559 = 3 × 3853. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11558 (Island Park, NY, 3 mi away) and 11560 (Locust Valley, NY, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11559 becomes 95511 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alderpoint, CA, 2,589 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11955, 15915, 15951, 19155, 19551, 51591, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95511 in Alderpoint, CA, 2,589 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 11559 and you would come out at 40.60°S, 106.29°E — 800 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 4.2 square miles of land, 11559 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,878This ZIP8,878
Households2,636This ZIP2,636
Housing units2,871This ZIP2,871
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$142,830This ZIP$142,830New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$1,229,300This ZIP$1,229,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,926This ZIP$1,926New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.7%This ZIP60.7%
Mean commute40.1 minThis ZIP40.1 min
Population density2,135.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,135.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments503This ZIP503
Employees5,252This ZIP5,252
Annual payroll$265,629,000This ZIP$265,629,000
Tax returns filed3,710This ZIP3,710
Total adjusted gross income$1,456,860,000This ZIP$1,456,860,000

Land area

Land area4.16 sq miThis ZIP4.16 sq mi
Water area1.01 sq miThis ZIP1.01 sq mi

Other place names in 11559

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ZIP codes near 11559

ZIPCityDistance
11509 Atlantic Beach, NY 1.3 mi
11516 Cedarhurst, NY 1.7 mi
11598 Woodmere, NY 1.9 mi
11690 Far Rockaway, NY 2.1 mi
11691 Far Rockaway, NY 2.5 mi
11557 Hewlett, NY 2.5 mi
11096 Inwood, NY 2.6 mi
11581 Valley Stream, NY 3.3 mi
11558 Island Park, NY 3.4 mi
11518 East Rockaway, NY 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11559?

11559 is in Lawrence, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6029, -73.7144.

What county is 11559 in?

11559 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11559?

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

What time zone is 11559 in?

11559 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11559?

About 8,878 people live in ZIP code 11559, in 2,636 households, at 2,135.2 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 11559?

$142,830 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11559?

The closest are 11509 (1.3 mi), 11516 (1.7 mi), 11598 (1.9 mi), 11690 (2.1 mi) and 11691 (2.5 mi).

Is 11559 a PO Box ZIP code?

11559 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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