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11596

ZIP 11596 is Williston Park, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
10,516
Coordinates
40.7597, -73.6422
☼ Live from 11596 — Williston Park, NY

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Where 11596 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11596
  • 🔢 Type 11596 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGSII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,596 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 223. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11590 (Westbury, NY, 4 mi away) and 11598 (Woodmere, NY, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11596 becomes 69511, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11569, 11695, 11956, 11965, 15619, 15691, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96511 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,994 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% 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 11596 and you would come out at 40.76°S, 106.36°E — 805 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 11596 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,516This ZIP10,516
Households3,470This ZIP3,470
Housing units3,597This ZIP3,597
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$163,833This ZIP$163,833New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$808,900This ZIP$808,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,141This ZIP$2,141New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.2%This ZIP55.2%
Mean commute39.4 minThis ZIP39.4 min
Population density7,948.6 / sq miThis ZIP7,948.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments370This ZIP370
Employees2,229This ZIP2,229
Annual payroll$108,008,000This ZIP$108,008,000
Tax returns filed5,620This ZIP5,620
Total adjusted gross income$858,938,000This ZIP$858,938,000

Land area

Land area1.32 sq miThis ZIP1.32 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11596

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ZIP codes near 11596

ZIPCityDistance
11507 Albertson, NY 0.9 mi
11501 Mineola, NY 0.9 mi
11577 Roslyn Heights, NY 1.6 mi
11514 Carle Place, NY 1.7 mi
11022 Great Neck, NY 2.1 mi
11026 Great Neck, NY 2.1 mi
11051 Port Washington, NY 2.1 mi
11052 Port Washington, NY 2.1 mi
11053 Port Washington, NY 2.1 mi
11054 Port Washington, NY 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11596?

11596 is in Williston Park, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7597, -73.6422.

What county is 11596 in?

11596 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11596?

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

What time zone is 11596 in?

11596 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11596?

About 10,516 people live in ZIP code 11596, in 3,470 households, at 7,948.6 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 11596?

$163,833 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11596?

The closest are 11507 (0.9 mi), 11501 (0.9 mi), 11577 (1.6 mi), 11514 (1.7 mi) and 11022 (2.1 mi).

Is 11596 a PO Box ZIP code?

11596 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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