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11561

ZIP 11561 is Long Beach, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
38,708
Coordinates
40.5909, -73.6447
☼ Live from 11561 — Long Beach, NY

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Where 11561 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11561
  • 🔢 Type 11561 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgSII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,561 = 11 × 1051. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11560 (Locust Valley, NY, 20 mi away) and 11563 (Lynbrook, NY, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11561 becomes 16511 — and that is a real ZIP code: Erie, PA, 347 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11516, 15116, 15611, 16115, 16151, 16511, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56111 in Alpha, MN, 1,106 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,312 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11561 and you would come out at 40.59°S, 106.36°E — 797 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 4.0 square miles of land, 11561 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,708This ZIP38,708
Households16,854This ZIP16,854
Housing units18,786This ZIP18,786
Median age44.5This ZIP44.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$141,629This ZIP$141,629New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$715,300This ZIP$715,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,582This ZIP$2,582New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.8%This ZIP56.8%
Mean commute41.7 minThis ZIP41.7 min
Population density9,648.1 / sq miThis ZIP9,648.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments929This ZIP929
Employees5,564This ZIP5,564
Annual payroll$282,650,000This ZIP$282,650,000
Tax returns filed19,260This ZIP19,260
Total adjusted gross income$2,532,557,000This ZIP$2,532,557,000

Land area

Land area4.01 sq miThis ZIP4.01 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Other place names in 11561

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ZIP codes near 11561

ZIPCityDistance
11558 Island Park, NY 1.0 mi
11572 Oceanside, NY 2.9 mi
11569 Point Lookout, NY 3.4 mi
11518 East Rockaway, NY 3.4 mi
11559 Lawrence, NY 3.8 mi
11557 Hewlett, NY 4.1 mi
11509 Atlantic Beach, NY 4.4 mi
11598 Woodmere, NY 4.5 mi
11510 Baldwin, NY 4.5 mi
11571 Rockville Centre, NY 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11561?

11561 is in Long Beach, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5909, -73.6447.

What county is 11561 in?

11561 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11561?

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

What time zone is 11561 in?

11561 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11561?

About 38,708 people live in ZIP code 11561, in 16,854 households, at 9,648.1 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 11561?

$141,629 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11561?

The closest are 11558 (1 mi), 11572 (2.9 mi), 11569 (3.4 mi), 11518 (3.4 mi) and 11559 (3.8 mi).

Is 11561 a PO Box ZIP code?

11561 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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