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11572

ZIP 11572 is Oceanside, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
30,436
Coordinates
40.6318, -73.6366
☼ Live from 11572 — Oceanside, NY

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Where 11572 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11572
  • 🔢 Type 11572 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLSII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,572 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 263. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11571 (Rockville Centre, NY, 2 mi away) and 11575 (Roosevelt, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11572 becomes 27511 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cary, NC, 437 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11725, 11752, 12157, 12175, 12517, 12571, …). The farthest-flung twin is 75211 in Dallas, TX, 1,395 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 11572 and you would come out at 40.63°S, 106.36°E — 799 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 11572 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,436This ZIP30,436
Households10,522This ZIP10,522
Housing units10,850This ZIP10,850
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$148,790This ZIP$148,790New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$634,500This ZIP$634,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,227This ZIP$2,227New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.3%This ZIP48.3%
Mean commute36.2 minThis ZIP36.2 min
Population density6,383.4 / sq miThis ZIP6,383.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,070This ZIP1,070
Employees11,638This ZIP11,638
Annual payroll$667,408,000This ZIP$667,408,000
Tax returns filed16,270This ZIP16,270
Total adjusted gross income$1,923,561,000This ZIP$1,923,561,000

Land area

Land area4.77 sq miThis ZIP4.77 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Other place names in 11572

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ZIP codes near 11572

ZIPCityDistance
11518 East Rockaway, NY 1.6 mi
11571 Rockville Centre, NY 1.9 mi
11558 Island Park, NY 1.9 mi
11510 Baldwin, NY 2.0 mi
11570 Rockville Centre, NY 2.3 mi
11563 Lynbrook, NY 2.6 mi
11561 Long Beach, NY 2.9 mi
11557 Hewlett, NY 3.0 mi
11520 Freeport, NY 3.1 mi
11565 Malverne, NY 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11572?

11572 is in Oceanside, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6318, -73.6366.

What county is 11572 in?

11572 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11572?

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

What time zone is 11572 in?

11572 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11572?

About 30,436 people live in ZIP code 11572, in 10,522 households, at 6,383.4 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 11572?

$148,790 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11572?

The closest are 11518 (1.6 mi), 11571 (1.9 mi), 11558 (1.9 mi), 11510 (2 mi) and 11570 (2.3 mi).

Is 11572 a PO Box ZIP code?

11572 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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