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13053

ZIP 13053 is Dryden, New York, mostly in Tompkins County; area code 607; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Tompkins +1 more
Metro area
Ithaca, NY
Population
4,794
Coordinates
42.4796, -76.2679
☼ Live from 13053 — Dryden, NY

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Where 13053 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 13053
  • 🔢 Type 13053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOEI — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 13,053 = 3 × 19 × 229. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 11001011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 13052 (De Ruyter, NY, 27 mi away) and 13054 (Durhamville, NY, 57 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 13053 becomes 35031 — and that is a real ZIP code: Blountsville, AL, 803 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (10533, 13035, 13305, 13350, 13503, 15033, …). The farthest-flung twin is 33051 in Key Colony Beach, FL, 1,256 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 84%.
  • 🎯1,172 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 13053 and you would come out at 42.48°S, 103.73°E — 985 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 34.8 square miles of land, 13053 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,794This ZIP4,794
Households1,962This ZIP1,962
Housing units2,090This ZIP2,090
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$83,021This ZIP$83,021New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$244,000This ZIP$244,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$895This ZIP$895New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.8%This ZIP43.8%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density137.7 / sq miThis ZIP137.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments103This ZIP103
Employees855This ZIP855
Annual payroll$36,602,000This ZIP$36,602,000
Tax returns filed2,080This ZIP2,080
Total adjusted gross income$152,654,000This ZIP$152,654,000

Land area

Land area34.81 sq miThis ZIP34.81 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Counties 13053 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Tompkins County 57.7%
Cortland County 42.3%

Other place names in 13053

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ZIP codes near 13053

ZIPCityDistance
13784 Harford, NY 4.0 mi
13068 Freeville, NY 4.7 mi
13102 Mc Lean, NY 5.0 mi
13062 Etna, NY 6.0 mi
14881 Slaterville Springs, NY 7.2 mi
13835 Richford, NY 8.1 mi
13045 Cortland, NY 8.2 mi
14817 Brooktondale, NY 9.1 mi
13073 Groton, NY 9.4 mi
13738 Blodgett Mills, NY 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 13053?

13053 is in Dryden, New York, in Tompkins County, part of the Ithaca, NY metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4796, -76.2679.

What county is 13053 in?

13053 spans 2 counties: Tompkins County and Cortland County. Most of it falls in Tompkins County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 13053?

Dryden uses area code 607, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 13053 in?

13053 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 13053?

About 4,794 people live in ZIP code 13053, in 1,962 households, at 137.7 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 13053?

$83,021 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 13053?

The closest are 13784 (4 mi), 13068 (4.7 mi), 13102 (5 mi), 13062 (6 mi) and 14881 (7.2 mi).

Is 13053 a PO Box ZIP code?

13053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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