New York, NY
New York County · New York · United States
Home to 181 people across 0.004 square miles.
At a glance
10279 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 10279 is
| Coordinates | 40.712626, -74.008669 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | New York County |
| State | New York (NY) |
| Land area | 0.004 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
Current weather
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| New York, NY | 0.1 mi |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | 80.4 mi |
| Boston, MA | 190.3 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 710.9 mi |
People
Who lives in 10279
181 residents in 62 households, averaging 2.92 people per household. The largest age group is 35-44 at 31.5% of residents, and 100.0% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 62 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.92 |
| Family households | 100.0% |
| Living alone | 0.0% |
| Median age | 43.3 years |
| Households with internet | 100.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 10279
The median household here earns $250,001 a year, above the US median of $70,109, which puts 10279 ahead of 100% of American ZIP codes. 0.0% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $250,001 ±— |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $419,459 |
| Poverty rate | 0.0% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 86.8% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 83.7% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 10279
median rent runs $3,501 a month. This is a renter-majority area — 100.0% of occupied homes are rented.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $3,501/mo |
| Median year built | — |
| Housing units | 130 |
| Vacancy rate | 52.3% |
Own vs. rent
Of 62 occupied units
| Owner households | 0 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 62 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 10279 commutes
53.0% of workers walked, and the average one-way trip takes 21.4 minutes. 47.0% work from home.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 21.4 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 10279
ZIP code 10279 is assigned to New York, NY, and falls within New York County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 181 people live inside it.
At 45,250 residents per square mile spread over 0.004 square miles, 10279 reads as a dense urban area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Household earnings here sit well above the national picture. The median household income of $250,001 places 10279 in the upper reaches of American postal codes, ahead of 100% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in New York looks like
The building stock is dominated by larger apartment buildings of twenty units or more, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. The vacancy rate of 52.3% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.
The population skews broadly in line with the national age profile, with a median age of 43.3 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.92 people, and 100.0% are family households.
Getting to work takes 21.4 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is walked at 53.0% of workers, while 53.0% walk, 47.0% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.
Where to stay
Where to stay in New York, NY
New York sits in a densely built environment, and accommodation in and around 10279 tends to reflect that — full-service hotels, boutique properties and serviced apartments packed close together, usually within walking distance of transit. Rates in dense urban codes move sharply with the calendar: midweek business demand and weekend leisure demand can price very differently.
Local housing costs are a rough guide to nightly rates: median rent in 10279 runs $3,501 a month, which is high, and hotel pricing in expensive residential areas usually follows the same curve. For reference, New York, NY is about 0.1 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 10279 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 10279 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 10279 offers a compact profile of New York: 181 residents, a median household income of $250,001, 83.7% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 10279 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in New York may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 10279. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).