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11581

ZIP 11581 is in Valley Stream, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time. Valley Stream has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 11580 and 11582.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
22,818
Coordinates
40.6510, -73.7153
☼ Live from 11581 — Valley Stream, NY

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Where 11581 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11581
  • 🔢 Type 11581 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBSII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,581 = 37 × 313. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110100111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11580 (Valley Stream, NY, 2 mi away) and 11582 (Valley Stream, NY, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11581 becomes 18511, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11518, 11815, 81151). The farthest-flung twin is 81151 in Sanford, CO, 1,726 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,308 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11581 and you would come out at 40.65°S, 106.28°E — 802 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 11581 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,818This ZIP22,818
Households7,120This ZIP7,120
Housing units7,363This ZIP7,363
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$142,233This ZIP$142,233New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$671,700This ZIP$671,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,292This ZIP$2,292New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.4%This ZIP50.4%
Mean commute40.6 minThis ZIP40.6 min
Population density8,376.7 / sq miThis ZIP8,376.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments760This ZIP760
Employees11,004This ZIP11,004
Annual payroll$507,695,000This ZIP$507,695,000
Tax returns filed11,320This ZIP11,320
Total adjusted gross income$1,235,128,000This ZIP$1,235,128,000

Land area

Land area2.72 sq miThis ZIP2.72 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 11581

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 11581

ZIPCityDistance
11582 Valley Stream, NY 1.0 mi
11422 Rosedale, NY 1.3 mi
11598 Woodmere, NY 1.4 mi
11557 Hewlett, NY 1.5 mi
11580 Valley Stream, NY 1.8 mi
11516 Cedarhurst, NY 1.8 mi
11563 Lynbrook, NY 2.2 mi
11413 Springfield Gardens, NY 2.4 mi
11518 East Rockaway, NY 2.7 mi
11565 Malverne, NY 2.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11581?

11581 is in Valley Stream, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6510, -73.7153.

What county is 11581 in?

11581 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11581?

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

What time zone is 11581 in?

11581 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11581?

About 22,818 people live in ZIP code 11581, in 7,120 households, at 8,376.7 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 11581?

$142,233 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11581?

The closest are 11582 (1 mi), 11422 (1.3 mi), 11598 (1.4 mi), 11557 (1.5 mi) and 11580 (1.8 mi).

Is 11581 a PO Box ZIP code?

11581 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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