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ZIP Code11042

New Hyde Park, NY

Nassau County · New York · United States
Home to 232 people across 0.599 square miles.

Eastern91 ZIPs in county

At a glance

11042 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.

Population
232
±7 · bottom 25% nationally
Median household income
US median $70,109 ·
Median home value
US median $207,500 ·
Median age
89
US median 42 years
Population density
387/mi²
70th pctile most dense
Land area
0.599 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 11042 is

40.758542, -73.697451 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates40.758542, -73.697451
Time zoneAmerica/New_York
CountyNassau County
StateNew York (NY)
Land area0.599 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/New_York

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

New York, NY16.5 mi
Philadelphia, PA95.3 mi
Boston, MA175.6 mi
Chicago, IL726.3 mi

People

Who lives in 11042

232 residents in 0 households, averaging None people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 85.8% of residents.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-240.0%
25-340.0%
35-440.0%
45-540.0%
55-6414.2%
65+85.8%

Households

Composition and size

Total households0
Average household sizeNone
Family householdsNone%
Living aloneNone%
Median age89 years

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White76.3%
Black17.7%
Asian3.0%
Two or more3.0%
Hispanic / Latino3.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 11042

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income
Median household income±—
Per capita income$20,216
Poverty rateNone%
Unemployment rateNone%
Labor force participation0.0%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 2.6% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 73.7% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 11042

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built
Housing units0
Vacancy rateNone%

Own vs. rent

Of 0 occupied units

Owner-occupiedNone%
Renter-occupiedNone%
Owner households0
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 11042

ZIP code 11042 is assigned to New Hyde Park, NY, and falls within Nassau 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 232 people live inside it.

At 387 residents per square mile spread over 0.599 square miles, 11042 reads as a small-town 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.

Living here

What life in New Hyde Park looks like

The population skews considerably older than the national median, with a median age of 89 against 42 nationally.

Where to stay

Where to stay in New Hyde Park, NY

New Hyde Park is a smaller community, so options inside 11042 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.

For reference, New York, NY is about 16.5 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 11042 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 11042 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, 11042 offers a compact profile of New Hyde Park: 232 residents, and 2.6% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. 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. 11042 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in New Hyde Park 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.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 11042

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Questions

Common questions about 11042

What city is ZIP code 11042 in?
11042 serves New Hyde Park, New York, in Nassau County, United States.
What is the population of 11042?
About 232 people live in ZIP code 11042, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±7. That works out to roughly 387 people per square mile.
Is 11042 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 2.6% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is None%, and the median age is 89. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 11042 in?
11042 observes Eastern Time (America/New_York). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 11042?
ZIP code 11042 covers 0.599 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 11042 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 11042 reads as a small-town area. It holds 387 people per square mile across 0.599 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
How many people work in 11042?
About 0 residents of 11042 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 0.0% and the unemployment rate is None%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 11042?
Accommodation in and around New Hyde Park, NY ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 11042 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists New Hyde Park as the primary place and Nassau County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 11042 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

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 11042. 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).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 11042, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.