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10598 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 10598 covers Yorktown Heights, New York, with a population of about 28,894 and a median household income of $163,040.

Population
28,8941,144 per square mile
Median age
45.36.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$163,0401.9× the New York median
Poverty rate
3.4%9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$742,477up 32% in five years
Median rent
$2,2861.5× the New York median
Degree or higher
57.6%22.6 points above the US average
Homeownership
88.5%23.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
773

Where 10598 is

Yorktown Heights, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population28,894
Median age45.3
Family households78.7%
Born outside the US12%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.3%
White (non-Hispanic)73.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.7%
Hispanic or Latino14.1%
Veterans3.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$163,040
Income per person$70,717
Poverty rate3.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.3%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k0.7%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k2.4%
$30–35k1.9%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k1.1%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k2.8%
$60–75k5.0%
$75–100k8.0%
$100–125k7.8%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k14.6%
$200k or more40.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed14,930
Mean adjusted gross income$138,794
Returns declaring $200,000 or more20.7%
Returns, under $25k19.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k12.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.0%
Returns, $200k or more20.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$591,300
Median gross rent$2,286
Rent as a share of household income26.7%
Owner-occupied88.5%
Vacant homes6.3%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house78.1%
Attached house4.9%
2 to 4 units8.7%
5 to 19 units6.4%
20 or more units1.8%
Mobile home0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$742,477as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 32%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 60.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$742,477$277,350

$277,350 in 2000 to $742,477 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.6%
High school diploma or higher94.2%
Works from home21.5%
Drives to work alone62.5%
Takes public transport7.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more37.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity23.8% 9.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.4% 7.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.6% 6.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.5% 5.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.7% 6.7 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis26.1% 1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.7% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72% 7.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.3% 13 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21.4% 9.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.1% 9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.3% 8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.9% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.8% 6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.5% 5.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.7% 5.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.7% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.3% 4.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.1% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments773
People employed7,846
Annual payroll$732,289,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 28.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.4 out of 100
Community resilience68.6 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide86.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane73.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind66.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding52.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave46.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm46Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail15.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought12.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$163,040$84,578$78,538
Income per person$70,717$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate3.4%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$591,300$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,286$1,576$1,348
Homeownership88.5%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.6%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.3%6.2%5.2%
Works from home21.5%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US12%22.6%13.9%
Median age45.339.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationYORKTOWN HTS 1W, NY US3.7 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January35.5°F / 16.7°F3.72 in rain, 8.8 in snow
February38.6°F / 17.9°F3.06 in rain, 12.6 in snow
March46.8°F / 25.4°F4.1 in rain, 8.2 in snow
April59.7°F / 35.9°F3.89 in rain, 1.8 in snow
May69.6°F / 45.9°F3.91 in rain
June78°F / 55.2°F5 in rain
July83°F / 60.8°F4.32 in rain
August81.1°F / 59.3°F4.28 in rain
September74.4°F / 51.9°F4.8 in rain
October62.5°F / 40.9°F4.61 in rain
November51.4°F / 31.5°F4.24 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December40.8°F / 23.3°F4.37 in rain, 7.6 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket78% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Yorktown Central School District75.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Lakeland Central School District14% of this ZIP code's land area
Somers Central School District10.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability9.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

10501 Amawalk, NY2.7 km away
10527 Granite Springs, NY3.5 km away
10535 Jefferson Valley, NY4.3 km away
10588 Shrub Oak, NY4.3 km away
10547 Mohegan Lake, NY5.1 km away
10587 Shenorock, NY5.3 km away
10517 Crompond, NY5.7 km away
10505 Baldwin Place, NY6.1 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Westchester County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area25.26 sq mi
Water area2.38 sq mi
Population density1,144 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.2999, -73.7924

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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