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11566

ZIP 11566 is Merrick, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
34,741
Coordinates
40.6623, -73.5564
☼ Live from 11566 — Merrick, NY

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Where 11566 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11566
  • 🔢 Type 11566 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggSII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,566 = 2 × 5783. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11565 (Malverne, NY, 6 mi away) and 11568 (Old Westbury, NY, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11566 becomes 66511, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15616, 15661, 16156, 16651, 56116, 56161, …). The farthest-flung twin is 56116 in Beaver Creek, MN, 1,183 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,316 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11566 and you would come out at 40.66°S, 106.44°E — 797 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 5.4 square miles of land, 11566 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,741This ZIP34,741
Households11,613This ZIP11,613
Housing units11,736This ZIP11,736
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$177,079This ZIP$177,079New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$722,400This ZIP$722,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,913This ZIP$2,913New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.6%This ZIP60.6%
Mean commute37.9 minThis ZIP37.9 min
Population density6,394.4 / sq miThis ZIP6,394.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,098This ZIP1,098
Employees7,989This ZIP7,989
Annual payroll$437,363,000This ZIP$437,363,000
Tax returns filed18,320This ZIP18,320
Total adjusted gross income$2,949,805,000This ZIP$2,949,805,000

Land area

Land area5.43 sq miThis ZIP5.43 sq mi
Water area0.97 sq miThis ZIP0.97 sq mi

Other place names in 11566

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ZIP codes near 11566

ZIPCityDistance
11710 Bellmore, NY 1.3 mi
11520 Freeport, NY 1.7 mi
11575 Roosevelt, NY 1.9 mi
11793 Wantagh, NY 2.6 mi
11510 Baldwin, NY 2.8 mi
11555 Uniondale, NY 3.3 mi
11553 Uniondale, NY 3.5 mi
11783 Seaford, NY 3.6 mi
11554 East Meadow, NY 4.0 mi
11556 Uniondale, NY 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11566?

11566 is in Merrick, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6623, -73.5564.

What county is 11566 in?

11566 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11566?

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

What time zone is 11566 in?

11566 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11566?

About 34,741 people live in ZIP code 11566, in 11,613 households, at 6,394.4 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 11566?

$177,079 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11566?

The closest are 11710 (1.3 mi), 11520 (1.7 mi), 11575 (1.9 mi), 11793 (2.6 mi) and 11510 (2.8 mi).

Is 11566 a PO Box ZIP code?

11566 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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