Median household income (1999): $88,075
Estimated median household income in 2005: $98,179
| This zip code | $98,179 | | New York: | $49,480 |
Nearest zip codes: 11581, 11598, 11518, 11563, 11580, 11516.
Housing units in zip code 11557 with a mortgage: 1,179 (44 second mortgage, 116 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 829
Median monthly owner costs for units with a mortgage: $2,462
Median monthly owner costs for units without a mortgage: $4,002
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 3.6% | | Whole state: | 14.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This zip code: | 1.7% | | Whole state: | 7.4% |
Median number of rooms in houses and condos:
| Here: | 7.7 | | State: | 6.3 |
Median number of rooms in apartments:
| Here: | 3.7 | | State: | 3.6 |
Year house built: |
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- 1999 to March 2000: 5
- 1995 to 1998: 23
- 1990 to 1994: 6
- 1980 to 1989: 78
- 1970 to 1979: 136
- 1960 to 1969: 423
- 1950 to 1959: 939
- 1940 to 1949: 473
- 1939 or earlier: 829
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Bedrooms in owner-occupied houses in Hewlett, NY (11557): |
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- no bedroom: 2
- 1 bedrooms: 88
- 2 bedrooms: 274
- 3 bedrooms: 844
- 4 bedrooms: 765
- 5 or more bedrooms: 480
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Bedrooms in renter-occupied apartments and housing units: |
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- no bedroom: 8
- 1 bedrooms: 149
- 2 bedrooms: 137
- 3 bedrooms: 48
- 4 bedrooms: 0
- 5 or more bedrooms: 2
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Vehicles available in 11557 zip code in owner-occupied houses/condos: |
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- no vehicle: 116
- 1 vehicle: 554
- 2 vehicles: 1,305
- 3 vehicles: 318
- 4 vehicles: 125
- 5 or more vehicles: 35
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Vehicles available in renter-occupied apartments: |
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- no vehicle: 94
- 1 vehicle: 129
- 2 vehicles: 86
- 3 vehicles: 33
- 4 vehicles: 0
- 5 or more vehicles: 2
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Estimated household income distribution in 2005:

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Estimate of home value of owner-occupied houses/condos in 2005 in zip code 11557:
- $40,000 to $49,999: 16
- $100,000 to $124,999: 9
- $125,000 to $149,999: 42
- $150,000 to $174,999: 31
- $175,000 to $199,999: 99
- $200,000 to $249,999: 283
- $250,000 to $299,999: 262
- $300,000 to $399,999: 347
- $400,000 to $499,999: 256
- $500,000 to $749,999: 315
- $750,000 to $999,999: 185
- $1,000,000 or more: 163
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Rent paid by renters in 2000 in zip code 11557:
- Less than $100: 2
- $250 to $299: 3
- $350 to $399: 8
- $450 to $499: 18
- $600 to $649: 20
- $650 to $699: 28
- $700 to $749: 41
- $750 to $799: 10
- $800 to $899: 52
- $900 to $999: 21
- $1,000 to $1,249: 89
- $1,250 to $1,499: 2
- $1,500 to $1,999: 17
- $2,000 or more: 4
- No cash rent: 29
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Estimated median house (or condo) value in 2005 for: - White Non-Hispanic householders: $739,584
- American Indian or Alaska Native householders: $537,062
- Asian householders: $833,326
- Some other race householders: $1,952,957
- Two or more races householders: $683,534
- Hispanic or Latino householders: $514,017
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 2,171
- One, attached: 39
- Two: 113
- 3 or 4: 121
- 5 to 9: 111
- 10 to 19: 92
- 20 to 49: 154
- 50 or more: 105
- Mobile homes: 6

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Means of transportation to work
- Drove a car alone: 2,450 (69%)
- Carpooled: 234 (7%)
- Bus or trolley bus: 19 (1%)
- Streetcar or trolley car: 36 (1%)
- Subway or elevated: 27 (1%)
- Railroad: 450 (13%)
- Bicycle: 11 (0%)
- Walked: 99 (3%)
- Other means: 24 (1%)
- Worked at home: 179 (5%)
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Travel time to work
- Less than 5 minutes: 104
- 5 to 9 minutes: 428
- 10 to 14 minutes: 419
- 15 to 19 minutes: 295
- 20 to 24 minutes: 303
- 25 to 29 minutes: 139
- 30 to 34 minutes: 336
- 35 to 39 minutes: 102
- 40 to 44 minutes: 220
- 45 to 59 minutes: 343
- 60 to 89 minutes: 531
- 90 or more minutes: 130
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Percentage of zip code residents living and working in this county: 57.5%
Household type by relationship
Households: 7,730
- In family households: 7,123 (1,764 male householders, 476 female householders)
2,098 spouses, 2,503 children (2,401 natural, 61 adopted, 41 stepchildren), 43 grandchildren, 39 brothers or sisters, 52 parents, 60 other relatives, 88 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 607 (205 male householders (166 living alone)), 340 female householders (316 living alone)), 62 nonrelatives
- In group quarters: 16 (0 institutionalized population)
Size of family households: 955 2-persons, 464 3-persons, 589 4-persons, 153 5-persons, 51 6-persons, 28 7-or-more-persons.
Size of nonfamily households: 482 1-person, 60 2-persons, 1 3-persons, 2 5-persons.
1,737 married couples with children.
184 single-parent households (43 men, 141 women).
79.1% of residents of 11557 zip code speak English at home.
6.5% of residents speak Spanish at home (65% very well, 12% well, 17% not well, 6% not at all).
9.7% of residents speak other Indo-European language at home (76% very well, 13% well, 10% not well, 1% not at all).
2.8% of residents speak Asian or Pacific Island language at home (45% very well, 31% well, 19% not well, 4% not at all).
1.8% of residents speak other language at home (92% very well, 6% well, 2% not well).
Foreign born population: 1,076 (13.5%)
(59.2% of them are naturalized citizens)
| This zip code: | 13.5% | | Whole state: | 20.4% |
Most common places of birth for the foreign-born residents:
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- Italy (11%)
- Poland (8%)
- Other South America (8%)
- Korea (7%)
- Israel (5%)
- Philippines (5%)
- Peru (4%)
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Year of entry for the foreign-born population |
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- 1995 to March 2000: 88
- 1990 to 1994: 111
- 1985 to 1989: 158
- 1980 to 1984: 147
- 1975 to 1979: 138
- 1970 to 1974: 127
- 1970 to 1974: 81
- 1965 to 1969: 226
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First ancestries reported:
- Other groups: 1765
- Italian: 1048
- United States or American: 1045
- Russian: 920
- Polish: 482
- Irish: 287
- Eastern European: 241
- German: 189
- Austrian: 151
- Greek: 113
- Hungarian: 103
- English: 93
- European: 87
- Ukrainian: 63
- Arab:: 60
- Israeli: 54
- Romanian: 52
- Lithuanian: 38
- Iranian: 29
- Latvian: 25
- Scottish: 21
- Lebanese: 18
- Moroccan: 17
- West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups):: 16
- Scotch-Irish: 16
- French (except Basque): 15
- Czechoslovakian: 14
- Palestinian: 13
- Czech: 12
- British West Indian: 11
- Albanian: 10
- British: 8
- Swiss: 7
- Guyanese: 6
- Welsh: 6
- Yugoslavian: 6
- West Indian: 5
- Canadian: 4
- Syrian: 4
- Iraqi: 4
- Alsatian: 2
- Egyptian: 2
- Bulgarian: 2
- French Canadian: 2
- Norwegian: 2
- Armenian: 2
- Arab/Arabic: 2
- Swedish: 1
Private high school not listed on the city page:- STELLA K ABRAHAM HS FOR GIRLS (Students: 301; Location: 291 MEADOWVIEW AVE, HEWLETT BAY PA, NY; Grades: 8 - 12; Girls only)

Facitilies with environmental interests located in this zip code:
- AMERICAN DRIVE-IN CLEANERS (1345 PENINSULA BLVD in HEWLETT, NY)
AIR MINOR (AIRS/AFS)
STATE MASTER (New York facility tracking) - AIR PROGRAM, HAZARDOUS WASTE PROGRAM
Small Quantity Generators, between 100 kg and 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Business SIC classification: DRYCLEANING PLANTS, EXCEPT RUG CLEANING
Business NAICS classification: DRYCLEANING AND LAUNDRY SERVICES (EXCEPT COIN-OPERATED).
Organizations: AMERICAN DRIVE-IN CLEANERS INC (AIR PERMITTING FACILITY OWNER CONTACT)
- AMBROOK CLEANERS INC DBA CON MAG CLEANER (1510 BROADWAY in HEWLETT, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
- GEORGE W. HEWLETT HS ( in HEWLETT, NY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-280214030007
Organizations: HEWLETT-WOODMERE UFSD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- GNRZ CLEANERS LTD DBA VELVET TOUCH (1338 PENINSULA BLVD in HEWLETT, NY)
Conditionally Exempt Small Quantity Generators, less than 100 kg/month of hazardous waste (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification - ICIS-, ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY
Organizations: ZACHARY I KARTEZ (CONTACT/OWNER)
- HEWLETT ES ( in HEWLETT, NY)
(National Center for Education Statistics) - STATE ID-280214030002
Organizations: HEWLETT-WOODMERE UFSD (SCHOOL DISTRICT)
- HEWLETT OPERATIONS CENTER (MILL RD in HEWLETT, NY)
HAZARDOUS WASTE BIENNIAL REPORTER (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Large Quantity Generators, more that 1000 kg of hazardous waste/month (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste)) - notification
USED OIL PROGRAM (Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business NAICS classification: ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION.
Organizations: KEY SPAN (CONTACT/OPERATOR)
Alternative names: KEYSPAN HEWLETT OPERATIONS CENTER, LILCO HEWLETT OPERATIONS CENTER
- ACE CLEANERS CORP (854 BROADWAY in HEWLETT, NY)
ENFORCEMENT/COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Integrated Compliance Information System)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
Business SIC classification: LAUNDRY AND GARMENT SERVICES
- 6401 4TH AVENUE CORP (1169 BROADWAY in HEWLETT, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- GETTY PETROLEUM CORP (1185 W BROADWAY in HEWLETT, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- GROVE CLEANERS & TAILORS INC (1274 PENINSULA BLVD in HEWLETT, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- INDEPENDENT COACH (RAILROAD & FRANKLIN AVES in HEWLETT, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- CHUCKS AUTO (1575 BROADWAY in HEWLETT, NY)
(Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (tracking hazardous waste))
- HEWETT/WOODMERE FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT (HENRIETTA PL in HEWLETT, NY)
COMPLIANCE ACTIVITY (Tracking inspections of insecticide, fungicide, and rodenticide, and toxic substances)
Most commonly used house heating fuel: |
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- Utility gas (51%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (41%)
- Electricity (6%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
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Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 6209
- Northeast: 220
- Midwest: 41
- South: 121
- West: 22
76% of the 11557 zip code residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 74% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 80% lived in New York.
Population in 1990: 8,023. Population change in the 1990s: -57 (-0.7%).
Year Householders Moved Into Unit:
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Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 108
| Here: | 11.7% | | New York: | 14.0% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 24
| Here: | 4.9% | | New York: | 13.2% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 180
| Here: | 53.6% | | New York: | 38.2% |
School Enrollment by Level of School
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Companies with federal contracts located in this zip code:
- WASHINGTON FOUNDRIES INC (1434 VIAN AVE in HEWLETT, NY; small business): $13,679,673 in 535 contracts from 2000 to 2006
Contracts for Vehicular Brake, Steering, Axle, Wheel, and Track Components, Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment, Hose and Flexible Tubing, Bearings, Plain, Unmounted, and more by Defense Logistics Agency, Army Signed by year: 2000: $31,420; 2001: $790,804; 2002: $1,408,026; 2003: $2,219,985; 2004: $3,652,789; 2005: $4,216,314; 2006: $1,360,335.
Biggest contracts:
$541,856 with Defense Logistics Agency for Vehicular Brake, Steering, Axle, Wheel, and Track Components. Signed on 2006-02-06. Completion date: 2006-07-16.
$535,716 with Defense Logistics Agency for Miscellaneous Power Transmission Equipment. Signed on 2004-02-06. Completion date: 2004-11-02.
$462,456 with Defense Logistics Agency for Hose and Flexible Tubing. Signed on 2005-03-07. Completion date: 2005-05-09.
$313,796, same as above. Signed on 2004-03-09. Completion date: 2004-07-07.
Top industries in this zip code by the number of employees in 2005:
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (20-49 employees: 5 establishments, 10-19 employees: 7 establishments, 5-9 employees: 17 establishments, 1-4 employees: 28 establishments)
- Utilities: Electric Power Distribution (100-249: 1, 50-99: 1, 20-49: 1)
- Utilities: Natural Gas Distribution (100-249: 1, 1-4: 1)
- Wholesale Trade: General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers (100-249: 1)
- Accommodation and Food Services: Full-Service Restaurants (20-49: 2, 10-19: 3, 5-9: 3, 1-4: 4)
- Health Care and Social Assistance: Offices of Dentists (10-19: 3, 5-9: 4, 1-4: 19)
Age and Sex of Sensory-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Physically-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Mentally-Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Self-Care Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Go-Outside-Home Disabled Residents (Noninstitutionalized)
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Age and Sex of Residents with Employment Disability (Noninst.)
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10 people in homes for the mentally ill
6 people in religious group quarters
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