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11579

ZIP 11579 is Sea Cliff, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
5,033
Coordinates
40.8440, -73.6441
☼ Live from 11579 — Sea Cliff, NY

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Where 11579 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11579
  • 🔢 Type 11579 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLSII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 11579 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11577 (Roslyn Heights, NY, 4 mi away) and 11580 (Valley Stream, NY, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11579 becomes 97511, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11795, 11957, 11975, 17519, 17951, 19175, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95117 in San Jose, CA, 2,570 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,311 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11579 and you would come out at 40.84°S, 106.36°E — 809 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 1.1 square miles of land, 11579 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 539 football fields.
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People and housing

Population5,033This ZIP5,033
Households1,769This ZIP1,769
Housing units1,963This ZIP1,963
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$193,590This ZIP$193,590New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$986,900This ZIP$986,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,315This ZIP$2,315New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher61.3%This ZIP61.3%
Mean commute36.2 minThis ZIP36.2 min
Population density4,522.0 / sq miThis ZIP4,522.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments185This ZIP185
Employees891This ZIP891
Annual payroll$48,215,000This ZIP$48,215,000
Tax returns filed2,560This ZIP2,560
Total adjusted gross income$523,380,000This ZIP$523,380,000

Land area

Land area1.11 sq miThis ZIP1.11 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11579

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ZIP codes near 11579

ZIPCityDistance
11547 Glenwood Landing, NY 1.0 mi
11542 Glen Cove, NY 2.1 mi
11050 Port Washington, NY 2.6 mi
11548 Greenvale, NY 2.8 mi
11545 Glen Head, NY 3.1 mi
11576 Roslyn, NY 3.3 mi
11560 Locust Valley, NY 3.8 mi
11030 Manhasset, NY 4.2 mi
11577 Roslyn Heights, NY 4.2 mi
11568 Old Westbury, NY 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11579?

11579 is in Sea Cliff, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8440, -73.6441.

What county is 11579 in?

11579 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11579?

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

What time zone is 11579 in?

11579 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11579?

About 5,033 people live in ZIP code 11579, in 1,769 households, at 4,522.0 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 11579?

$193,590 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11579?

The closest are 11547 (1 mi), 11542 (2.1 mi), 11050 (2.6 mi), 11548 (2.8 mi) and 11545 (3.1 mi).

Is 11579 a PO Box ZIP code?

11579 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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