ZIP Code 11001

Floral Park is an incorporated village in Nassau County, New York, United States, on Long Island. The population as of the US Census of 2010 is 15,863. The area was formerly known as East Hinsdale. The neighborhood of Floral Park in the New York City borough of Queens is adjacent to the village. The village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of which is land. The northern and western village boundaries are the border with New York city. The community is located at 40°4326N 73°4221W. It is located in the Town of Hempstead, while the section north of Jericho Turnpike is within the town of North Hempstead. It was once part of Queens, but became part of the new county of Nassau in 1899, and it was incorporated as a village in 1908. In 1903, the village boasted more than 200 acres (0.81 km²) of John Lewis Childs' flower beds. The massive volume of his mail order business grew the local post office to such an extent that it drew comparisons with the post offices of Chicago, Baltimore, and Boston. In the 2010 census, the population was 87% White, 81.6% Non-Hispanic White, 1.3% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 6.9% Asian,0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.6%, and 2% from two or more races.

History

The present-day village of Floral Park was once called East Hinsdale. In 1874, John Lewis Childs arrived in the area to work for C.L. Allen as a seed seller. To promote his own business and the local horticultural industry, Childs named the local streets after flowers. In 1903, the village boasted more than 200 acres (0.81 km²) of Childs' flower beds. The massive volume of his mail order business grew the local post office to such an extent that it drew comparisons with the post offices of Chicago, Baltimore, and Boston. Formerly part of Queens,Floral Park became part of the new county of Nassau in 1899, and it was incorporated as a village in 1908. It is located on the western edge of the great Hempstead Plains, and by some reports was initially known as Plainfield. The Long Island Rail Road Hempstead Branch and Jericho Turnpike cut through the area through the 1870s when the development of the Long Island rail line was underway. The area is now part of Nassua County, New York, and is home to the New York Mets baseball team. The Mets play the Mets in the Meadowlands on Sunday, September 17. The game is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. (PT) and finish at 9 p.M. (GMT) on Monday, September 18. The team will then face off against the Mets for a place in the Super Bowl.

Geography

Floral Park is located at 40°4326N 73°4221W.According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all land. The northern and western village boundaries are the border with New York City. The village also shares borders with the Nassau County neighborhoods of Bellerose Village and BellerOSE Terrace to the Northwest, New Hyde Park and Stewart Manor to the East, South Floral Park to the South, and Elmont to the Southwest. It is located on Long Island's East Side. The town has a population of 1,816, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The city's population is 1,716, and it has a poverty rate of 8.2%. The town's population has a growth rate of 7.7% since the 1990s. The population is 2,813, according the U S. census bureau. It has a Poverty Rate of 9.7%. The village's poverty rate is 8.8%. It has an unemployment rate of 6.1%. The city has a crime rate of 4.2% and a homicide rate of 2.7. It also has a HIV/AIDS rate of 3.3% and an STD rate of 0.9%. It is a suburb of Long Island, New York, and has a ZIP code of 4,715. It shares a border with the city of New York and the town of Queens.

Demographics

As of the 2010 census, the population was 87% White, 81.6% Non-Hispanic White, 1.3% Black or African American, 0.1% Native American, 6.9% Asian and 0.0% Pacific Islander. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.38% of the population. The average and median sales prices of a home in the village as of 2011, were, respectively, $468,738 and $460,000. As of the census of 2000, there were 15,967 people, 5,770 households, and 4,258 families. The median income for a household was $113,719, and the median income. for a family was $137,243. The per capita income for the village was $51,183. None of families or the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 andNone of those age 65 or over. In the village, the median age was 40 years, with 24.5% under the age of 18. For every 100 females, there are 89.3 males. For each 100 females age 18 or over, there is 85.4 males. The village is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which connects to New Jersey and New York via the N.J. Turnpikes. It has a population density of 11,635.9 people per square mile (4,499.9/ km²). There were 5,892 housing units at an average density of 4,293.8 per squaremile (1,660.5/km 2). The racial makeup of the village is 93.56% White.

Emergency services

The Village of Floral Park has its own Police Department, which is made up of an Operations and Administration division. The Village also has a volunteer fire department, made up. of three Engine Companies (Alert Engine. #1, Reliance Engine Co. #2, Active Engine Co., #3), a Hook & Ladder Company, and a Rescue (Emergency Medical Services) Company. The Police Department provides service to all residents within the boundaries of the Village ofFloral Park. The Volunteer Fire Department is made. up of three engine companies, a Hook and Ladder company, and an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) company. The Fire Department has a Rescue Company, which provides emergency medical services for the Village. The village has a Volunteer Fire Company, made. of two Engine Companies, a Rescue Co. and an EMS Company. It has a Fire Department that provides emergency services to the Village, as well as a volunteer Fire Department. For more information on the Village's emergency services, visit www.floralpark.org or go to www.village-of-Floral-Park.org. For information on how to vote for your candidate for mayor, go to http://www.votefor mayor.org/candidate/fernando/candidates. For details on how you can help the village, visit http:// www.forservice.org/. For information about how to donate to the village's charity fund, visit www.fornewspolice.com.

Education

Floral Park has two high schools and three elementary schools. Floral Park Memorial High School is part of the Sewanhaka Central High School District. Our Lady of Victory Elementary School is operated by, the Roman Catholic, Our Lord of Victory parish. The school district also includes schools in nearby New Hyde Park, Franklin Square and Elmont. It is located in the village of Bellerose, which is in the borough of Westchester, New York. The village has a population of about 2,000 people, according to the 2010 census. The town is located on the New York-New Jersey Turnpike, which runs from New Jersey to New York City. The Turnpix is a popular tourist destination in the area, especially in the summer. It also has a number of historic sites, including the New Jersey State Capitol, which was built in the 1800s. It was also the site of the Battle of the Bulge, which took place in the early 1900s, when the city was still part of New Jersey. The city's first post office was opened in 1838, and has been there ever since. The name of the post office is still in use today, though it has been moved to a new location in the 1970s and 1980s. The post office also serves the neighboring villages of New Hyde and Franklin Square, as well as the town of Elmont, in New York's Westchester County. It closed in the 1980s, and was replaced by a new post office in the 1990s.

Adjacent Queens neighborhood

North Floral Park is a middle-class neighborhood in Queens, New York. Most of the houses were built after World War II to accommodate returning soldiers. The neighborhood is in close proximity to the Cross Island Parkway and the Grand Central Parkway. Veterans make up 11 percent of all residents, versus six percent citywide. The nearest train station is the Long Island Rail Road Hempstead Branch, which travels to Jamaica station and to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan. It is also served by Nassau Inter-County Express n22, n24 and n26 bus routes, as well as the Q36, Q43, Q46 local routes and X68 express route. It also has a ZIP Code of 11004 and telephone area codes of 718, 347, and 917, and is part of Queens Community Board 13. The ZIP Code 11001 also extends into the area code of 11001. The area code 11004 also includes the ZIP codes 11001 and 11003, and the ZIP code 11000, 11000 and 11001, respectively, for the area codes 11004, 11011, and 11012, 11014, 11002, 11003 and 1104, 1105, 1106, 1107, 1108, 1109, 1110, 1112, 1113, 1114, 1115, 1116, 1118, 1119, 1120, 1121, 1122, 1123, 1124, 1125, 1126, 1128, 1129, 1130, 1131, 1132, 1134, 1136, 1138, 1139, 1140, 1141, 1142, 1143, 1144, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1148, 1149, 1150, 1151, 1152, 1154, 1155, 1156, 1157, 1158, 1159, 1160, 1161, 1162, 1163, 1164, 1165, 1166, 1167, 1168, 1170, 1171, 1172, 1173, 1174, 1175, 1176, 1177, 1178, 1179, 1180, 1181, 1182, 1183, 1184, 1185, 1186, 1187, 1188, 1189, 1190, 1191, 1192, 1193, 1194, 1195, 1196, 1198, 1199, 11

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Floral Park, Nassau County, New York = 36.5. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 60. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Floral Park = 3.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 20,759 individuals with a median age of 42.7 age the population dropped by -3.79% in Floral Park, Nassau County, New York population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 11,205.09 persons per square mile. There are average 2.76 people per household in the 5,550 households with an average household income of $97,115 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.00% of the available work force and has dropped -3.67% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 25.66%. The number of physicians in Floral Park per 100,000 population = 529.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Floral Park = 44.6 inches and the annual snowfall = 30.5 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 124. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 172. 84 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 23.6 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 47, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Floral Park, Nassau County, New York which are owned by the occupant = 75.67%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 11.3 years with median home cost = $433,420 and home appreciation of -10.76%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $23.43 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $8,975 per student. There are 16.3 students for each teacher in the school, 703 students for each Librarian and 266 students for each Counselor. 7.59% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 21.78% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 15.01% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).