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10989 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 10989 covers Valley Cottage, New York, with a population of about 8,410 and a median household income of $131,501.

Population
8,4101,739 per square mile
Median age
49.110.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$131,5011.6× the New York median
Poverty rate
3.1%9.3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$660,837up 30.5% in five years
Median rent
$2,0171.3× the New York median
Degree or higher
57.8%22.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
88.4%23.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
243

Where 10989 is

Valley Cottage, 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

Population8,410
Median age49.1
Family households71.6%
Born outside the US20.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home21.9%
White (non-Hispanic)67.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)11.9%
Hispanic or Latino13.2%
Veterans3.8%
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$131,501
Income per person$65,797
Poverty rate3.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.4%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.2%
$20–25k0.5%
$25–30k0.3%
$30–35k1.5%
$35–40k1.8%
$40–45k6.2%
$45–50k1.9%
$50–60k2.5%
$60–75k3.5%
$75–100k11.9%
$100–125k10.7%
$125–150k11.4%
$150–200k11.7%
$200k or more31.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,970
Mean adjusted gross income$113,048
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.5%
Returns, under $25k18.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.1%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.2%
Returns, $200k or more14.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$512,700
Median gross rent$2,017
Rent as a share of household income24.8%
Owner-occupied88.4%
Vacant homes5.9%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house65%
Attached house1.8%
2 to 4 units18.6%
5 to 19 units13%
20 or more units1.7%
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$660,837as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.6%
Typical asking rent$2,800as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$660,837$205,287

$205,287 in 2000 to $660,837 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.8%
High school diploma or higher96.7%
Works from home18.9%
Drives to work alone68.4%
Takes public transport3.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.8%
Health

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

Obesity27.2% 6.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.7% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14% 6.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.5% 5.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23% 2.4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80.5% 5.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.6% 5.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.4% 6.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72% 10.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.3% 8.4 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.5% 3.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.1% 7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.6% 3.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39.5% 3.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.1% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments243
People employed2,563
Annual payroll$129,690,000
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 23% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss22.6 out of 100
Community resilience57.9 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.

Strong wind78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane73.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide64Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning62.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado45.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding32.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire22.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding16.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail16.6Very 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$131,501$84,578$78,538
Income per person$65,797$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate3.1%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$512,700$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,017$1,576$1,348
Homeownership88.4%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher57.8%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate10%6.2%5.2%
Works from home18.9%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US20.7%22.6%13.9%
Median age49.139.638.7
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 stationDOBBS FERRY-ARDSLEY, NY US15.3 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year33 in

Average high and low by month

January39.8°F / 23.1°F3.87 in rain, 9.4 in snow
February42.9°F / 24.5°F3.3 in rain, 10.9 in snow
March50.7°F / 31°F4.37 in rain, 5.8 in snow
April62.8°F / 40.1°F4.26 in rain, 0.7 in snow
May73°F / 49.5°F4.27 in rain
June80.8°F / 58.8°F4.58 in rain
July85.6°F / 64.4°F4.53 in rain
August83.9°F / 63.2°F4.44 in rain
September76.9°F / 56.1°F4.61 in rain
October65.4°F / 45.1°F4.43 in rain
November54.4°F / 36°F3.88 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December44.5°F / 28.6°F4.7 in rain, 5.6 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 supermarket33% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket24% 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Nyack Union Free School District74.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Clarkstown Central School District25.3% 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 vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status58more vulnerable than 58% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability8.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

10960 Nyack, NY3.3 km away
10920 Congers, NY3.4 km away
10994 West Nyack, NY3.7 km away
10956 New City, NY5.5 km away
10954 Nanuet, NY6.1 km away
10913 Blauvelt, NY6.4 km away
10962 Orangeburg, NY8.4 km away
10965 Pearl River, NY8.7 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.

Rockland County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area4.84 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq mi
Population density1,739 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.1183, -73.9430

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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