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11516 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11516 covers Cedarhurst, New York, with a population of about 8,733 and a median household income of $102,083.

Population
8,7339,494 per square mile
Median age
35.53.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$102,0831.2× the New York median
Poverty rate
4.8%7.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,248,848up 41.3% in five years
Median rent
$2,2041.4× the New York median
Degree or higher
46.7%11.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
69.7%4.7 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
640

Where 11516 is

Cedarhurst, 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

Population8,733
Median age35.5
Family households68.1%
Born outside the US18.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home24.3%
White (non-Hispanic)81.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino12.8%
Veterans0.2%
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$102,083
Income per person$51,821
Poverty rate4.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k0.6%
$25–30k4.0%
$30–35k3.3%
$35–40k0.6%
$40–45k5.4%
$45–50k1.5%
$50–60k4.0%
$60–75k10.9%
$75–100k11.6%
$100–125k6.7%
$125–150k13.0%
$150–200k10.4%
$200k or more20.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,210
Mean adjusted gross income$181,320
Returns declaring $200,000 or more20.2%
Returns, under $25k25.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.9%
Returns, $200k or more20.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$818,600
Median gross rent$2,204
Owner-occupied69.7%
Vacant homes6.1%
Median year built1953

What the homes are

Detached house52.7%
Attached house3.9%
2 to 4 units26.6%
5 to 19 units3%
20 or more units13.8%
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$1,248,848as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 41.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 102.6%
Typical asking rent$4,400as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,248,848$302,752

$302,752 in 2000 to $1,248,848 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.7%
High school diploma or higher95.2%
Works from home8.1%
Drives to work alone70.6%
Takes public transport7.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.4%
Health

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

Obesity28.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.8% 5.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.1% 7.2 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%
Depression15.8% 6.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.4% 5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis22.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78% 3.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.7% 4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.8% 6.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.9% 11.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.1% 7.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.9% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.9% 7.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments640
People employed3,941
Annual payroll$210,989,000
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 56.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss59.5 out of 100
Community resilience95.2 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.

Coastal flooding96.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm82.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane78.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake77.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind59.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning58Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave51.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave48.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide25.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail14.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire5.9Very 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$102,083$84,578$78,538
Income per person$51,821$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate4.8%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$818,600$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,204$1,576$1,348
Homeownership69.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher46.7%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.4%6.2%5.2%
Works from home8.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US18.6%22.6%13.9%
Median age35.539.638.7
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 stationNEW YORK JFK INTL AP, NY US3.5 km away
Rain in a year43 in
Snow in a year26 in

Average high and low by month

January39.5°F / 26.2°F3.23 in rain, 7.5 in snow
February41.7°F / 27.4°F2.76 in rain, 8.6 in snow
March48.7°F / 33.6°F3.94 in rain, 4.3 in snow
April58.8°F / 42.9°F3.55 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May68.4°F / 52.5°F3.66 in rain
June78°F / 62.4°F3.85 in rain
July83.6°F / 68.7°F3.86 in rain
August82.2°F / 67.8°F4.11 in rain
September75.8°F / 61°F3.58 in rain
October64.7°F / 49.8°F3.72 in rain
November53.8°F / 39.8°F3.07 in rain, 0.4 in snow
December44.5°F / 32°F3.96 in rain, 4.5 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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%.

Lawrence Union Free School District100% 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 vulnerability35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Household characteristics20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability17.2 out of 20Most walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11559 Lawrence, NY1.2 km away
11598 Woodmere, NY1.4 km away
11096 Inwood, NY1.8 km away
11690 Far Rockaway, NY3.2 km away
11557 Hewlett, NY3.2 km away
11581 Valley Stream, NY3.4 km away
11691 Far Rockaway, NY3.7 km away
11509 Atlantic Beach, NY3.9 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.

Nassau County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.92 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density9,494 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6236, -73.7264

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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