PlainZIP

Merrick, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Merrick, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 35,321. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet MERRICK-NY · Merrick, NY 1 ZIPs · 35,321 pop · #419/25278 · Nassau County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $177,079
  • RANK-TOP #419/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over New Hyde Park
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 96% owners
  • POP-SMALL 35,321
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $722,400

Nearest income peer: New Hyde Park, NY ( $22,383 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Merrick

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Merrick on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Merrick, NY sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
35,321
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$177,079
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $177,079 and home value $722,400 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 60.6%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (96.0%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New York, Seaford is the closest lower-income city and West Islip the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Merrick.

Population concentration

Merrick's single ZIP 11566 carries the town

Merrick is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 11566 is the entire residential footprint (35,321 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Merrick's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 1,098 establishments, 7,989 employees , annual payroll $437,363k (~31 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 11566 (1,098 units) ; leading NAICS Professional, scientific, and technical services (188) · also Health care and social assistance · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Merrick, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Nassau County, which covers 70 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Merrick. See the Nassau County roll-up →

No other city sharing Nassau County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Merrick. Valley Stream, Hempstead and Massapequa sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Hempstead marks the far end of that range at $92,677, 48% below Merrick.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
11566 35,321 $177,079 1,098 2,507
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Merrick roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Merrick, .