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11598 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11598 covers Woodmere, New York, with a population of about 14,316 and a median household income of $181,574.

Population
14,3167,393 per square mile
Median age
30.78 points below the US average
Median household income
$181,5742.1× the New York median
Poverty rate
3%9.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,390,549up 44% in five years
Median rent
$2,4051.5× the New York median
Degree or higher
71.1%36.1 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
499

Where 11598 is

Woodmere, 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

Population14,316
Median age30.7
Family households85.1%
Born outside the US12.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home17.1%
White (non-Hispanic)82%
Black (non-Hispanic)3.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.3%
Hispanic or Latino8.2%
Veterans1.4%
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$181,574
Income per person$66,134
Poverty rate3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance1.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.7%
$10–15k0.5%
$15–20k0.5%
$20–25k0.8%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k1.1%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k2.1%
$45–50k2.1%
$50–60k2.2%
$60–75k4.4%
$75–100k3.8%
$100–125k6.9%
$125–150k13.5%
$150–200k14.6%
$200k or more43.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,980
Mean adjusted gross income$261,603
Returns declaring $200,000 or more32.3%
Returns, under $25k21.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k10.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.2%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.4%
Returns, $200k or more32.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,000,200
Median gross rent$2,405
Owner-occupied88.5%
Vacant homes6.7%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

Detached house83.5%
Attached house0.9%
2 to 4 units3.8%
5 to 19 units3.4%
20 or more units8.3%
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$1,390,549as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 8.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 44%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 100.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,390,549$365,620

$365,620 in 2000 to $1,390,549 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher71.1%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home20.3%
Drives to work alone57.7%
Takes public transport16.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more44.6%
Health

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

Obesity25.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes7.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.9% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28% 6.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health10.8% 9.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression14.8% 7.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.3% 8.1 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis21.9% 3.2 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.6% 5.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.4% 6.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.8% 8.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.9% 2.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.3% 14 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability20.2% 10.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.2% 3.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.7% 10.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.6% 9.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.9% 6.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability4.8% 3.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness29.8% 4.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability8.3% 5.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)9.5% 4 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.8% 5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.8% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.2% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability2.7% 2.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments499
People employed3,621
Annual payroll$211,359,000
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 53.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss72.3 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 flooding96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake72.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather68.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind45.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning41.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide38.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave36.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire32.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado26.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail9.1Very 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$181,574$84,578$78,538
Income per person$66,134$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate3%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$1,000,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,405$1,576$1,348
Homeownership88.5%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher71.1%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home20.3%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US12.1%22.6%13.9%
Median age30.739.638.7
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 US4.1 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District61.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Lawrence Union Free School District38.1% 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 vulnerability14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability13.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11516 Cedarhurst, NY1.4 km away
11557 Hewlett, NY1.8 km away
11581 Valley Stream, NY2.2 km away
11559 Lawrence, NY2.6 km away
11096 Inwood, NY3.1 km away
11582 Valley Stream, NY3.6 km away
11422 Rosedale, NY3.7 km away
11518 East Rockaway, NY4 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 area1.94 sq mi
Water area0.1 sq mi
Population density7,393 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6326, -73.7141

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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