Residential delivery area · New York
ZIP Code 10979: Sterling Forest, NY
ZIP code 10979 uses the postal name Sterling Forest, New York and lies entirely in Orange County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 220 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Sterling Forest · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Orange County
- Metro area
- Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY
- House district
- NY-18 119th Congress
- State
- New York
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 0.03 sq mi · 6,727 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 10979?
10979 centers on 41.182°, -74.319° and covers 0.03 square miles of land. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 10925, 07421.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 10979, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 10979 compare with the rest of Orange County?
| Measure | 10979 | In Orange County | In NY |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 222 | 45th of 51 | 1,598th of 1,826 |
| Median household income | – | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | – | not ranked | not ranked |
10979's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (222). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 96% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 10979?
The 2020 Census counted 115 people in 10979; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 222. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 222±220 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 115
- Households
- 77
- Median age
- 27.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 10979?
Of the 222 people the ACS estimates in 10979, 30.2% are under 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (100.0%).
- Under 1830.2%
- 18 to 6469.8%
- 65 and older0.0%
- White, not Hispanic100.0%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
- Other or two or more0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What are homes worth in 10979?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- –
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 77
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
What businesses are in 10979?
5 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 10979?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10925 | Greenwood Lake | 4,313 | $80k | 1.6 mi |
| 07421 | Hewitt, NJ | 6,977 | $130k | 1.9 mi |
| 10987 | Tuxedo Park | 4,411 | $152k | 5.0 mi (near) |
| 10990 | Warwick | 20,368 | $126k | 6.3 mi (near) |
| 07456 | Ringwood, NJ | 11,657 | $152k | 6.6 mi (near) |
| 07422 | Highland Lakes, NJ | 5,280 | $109k | 6.7 mi (near) |
| 10974 | Sloatsburg | 3,382 | $118k | 6.9 mi (near) |
| 07480 | West Milford, NJ | 14,966 | $133k | 7.4 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.