Summary of the Problems of a Shared Zip Code

• Currently, Scarsdale Village shares ZIP code 10583 with over 5 (five) distinct and independent municipalities—each with its own local government, public school district, and municipal services.
• These other municipalities within 10583 are commonly referred to as the “PO areas” and have no formal municipal relationship with Scarsdale Village, aside from sharing a ZIP code.
  • PO areas pay no taxes to Scarsdale Village.
    
  • PO areas includes parts of the City of New Rochelle, City of Yonkers, Town of Eastchester, Edgemont in Town of Greenburgh, and other municipalities.
• The shared ZIP code is due to an outdated United States Postal Service (USPS) designation. ZIP codes were created—and are managed—by the USPS (a Federal Government agency) to facilitate mail sorting and delivery.
• All homes in 10583 use “Scarsdale, NY” as their mailing address.
  • More than 50% of “Scarsdale, NY 10583” addresses are actually located in entirely different towns, cities or villages (outside of Scarsdale Village boundaries). Please see maps above for more context.
• ⚠️ This shared ZIP code causes widespread confusion—especially for homebuyers using popular websites like Zillow, where nearly 50% or more of the “Scarsdale, NY” listings are actually located in entirely different municipalities with different school districts.
• ⚠️ The shared ZIP code may have a negative impact on property values (or growth) for homes in Scarsdale Village. Even with a robust housing market, your home's market value—and your home equity—could be higher than they are today.
  • Due to the shared ZIP code, popular websites like Zillow and Realtor.com display all homes in broader 10583 when homebuyers search for “Scarsdale, NY.” This creates the false impression of significantly more housing inventory (about twice as much) within Scarsdale Village or the Scarsdale Public School District.
  • This misleading and inflated supply may distort market perceptions of Scarsdale Village's housing market, and basic supply and demand principles suggest that a larger supply generally drives prices down.
  • The shared zip code also leads many buyers to inadvertently explore homes in other towns and cities (the PO areas), diverting attention away from actual Scarsdale Village listings—even when their original search was specifically for “Scarsdale, NY."

Solution

• ✅ This Petition is advocating for redrawing the 10583 zip code boundaries so that 10583 serves only the Village of Scarsdale, aligning with the Village of Scarsdale's municipal boundaries.
  • The primary goal is to provide Scarsdale Village with a single, dedicated zip code while preserving its current use of 10583.
  • Zip code realignment would significantly reduce confusion and increase transparency.
  • This initiative may lead to an increase in your home's market value (and your equity) and result in other community benefits, such as a stronger community identity.
• ✅ There is a potentially simple and timely solution for the Village of Scarsdale to Realign the 10583 Zip Code (at no cost) through Congressional Legislation that aims to help more than 70 towns and communities across the country, including several in New York.
  • This Petition is also advocating for Scarsdale Village’s inclusion in Bill H.R. 3095 or other similar Congressional Legislation that would enable Scarsdale Village to have its own dedicated zip code (10583) that it not shared with other municipalities.
  • Please scroll down for more details about bipartisan Congressional Bill H.R. 3095.

If this initiative comes to fruition, what would it mean for Scarsdale Village residents?

• ✅ 10583 would be a dedicated, single zip code for just Scarsdale Village (and not shared with other towns, villages or cities). 
• ✅ No cost.
• ✅ No change to your address or zip code. You would continue to have your same address and zip code (10583).
• ✅ Your home's market value (and equity) could potentially increase as significantly fewer misleading listings with “Scarsdale, NY” addresses would appear on Zillow and other popular sites when searching for "Scarsdale, NY" homes.
  
  • If ZIP code realignment occurs, homes currently in the PO areas would no longer appear in searches for “Scarsdale, NY” on Zillow, Realtor.com and other websites—reducing misleading housing supply and eliminating the widespread confusion currently experienced by homebuyers.
  • With fewer listings competing for buyer attention, simple supply-and-demand principles suggest that values and prices for Scarsdale Village homes could rise.
• ✅ No impact on property taxes or school taxes.
• ✅ No disruption to mail delivery.
• ✅ No impact on Scarsdale Public School District boundaries or access. Similarly, no impact on other public school districts that service other municipalities.
  
  • Residents in the Mamaroneck Strip who currently have access to Scarsdale Public Schools would retain that same access to Scarsdale Public Schools.
• ✅ No impact on Scarsdale Village's municipal boundaries or jurisdiction. Similarly, no impact on the boundaries or jurisdiction of other municipalities.

👉 Takes less than 1 minute to sign the Petition to show your support. Every signature counts.

📌 You can even sign the Petition with the anonymous option, if preferred. 

👇 Please scroll down for linked sources, additional context and background information.

Next Steps

In light of strong community interest and in the best interests of Scarsdale Village, we, the undersigned, respectfully request that:

1. The Mayor, Trustees of the Village of Scarsdale and/or other elected officials pursue the appropriate channels to advocate for Scarsdale Village’s inclusion in the list of communities covered by Bill H.R. 3095 or other similar Congressional Legislation; and

2. In the unlikely event that Bill H.R. 3095 or similar Congressional Legislation is not a feasible path for the Village of Scarsdale, we kindly ask that The Mayor, Trustees of the Village of Scarsdale and other elected officials explore alternative solutions that would enable the Village of Scarsdale to have a unique, dedicated ZIP code not shared with other municipalities.

To show your support, please sign this Petition.

👉 Signing the Petition is quick and easy. It takes less than 1 minute. 

✍️ Every signature counts. 

📌 You can even sign the Petition with the anonymous option, if preferred. 





ℹ️ Additional Background Information

• ZIP Codes were created and are managed by the United States Postal Service (USPS), a Federal Government agency, to streamline and facilitate mail sorting and delivery.
• It is widely reported that the USPS is mandated to be self-financing, generally operating without direct taxpayer funding, and relying instead on the sale of postage, products, and services (see sources below ⬇️ for more details).
• Zip codes do not, on their own, define or affect municipal jurisdiction or the boundaries of any town, village, or city.
• However, for many towns and villages, there is very close alignment between a distinct municipality and a single, unique zip code.
  • In New York, per publicly available sources, the average ZIP Code serves fewer than 12,000 residents—so why is 10583 shared by over 40,000 people across many distinct municipalities?
• Currently, Scarsdale Village shares 10583 with more than (5) five other distinct municipalities (e.g., City of New Rochelle, City of Yonkers, Town of Eastchester, Edgemont in Town of Greenburgh and others), each with its own local government, municipal jurisdiction, public school district, and municipal services.
  • Yet, all homes in 10583 use “Scarsdale, NY 10583” as their mailing address, which leads to widespread confusion, especially for homebuyers using platforms like Zillow.com, Homes.com and Realtor.com.
• We have a rare opportunity to effect positive change by making 10583 the sole zip code for only Scarsdale Village—no longer shared with multiple municipalities (towns, villages or cities).
• The Village of Scarsdale can be potentially added to Congressional Bill H.R. 3095, which would require the USPS to “designate a single, unique ZIP Code” for more than 70 specific towns and communities across the nation, including several in New York.
• This initiative potentially presents a rare, simple, and cost-free opportunity for Scarsdale Village to preserve its 10583 zip code and to realign 10583 with Scarsdale Village's municipal boundaries—which are substantially similar to the Scarsdale Public School District boundaries.
• This proposed zip code adjustment should not require any new USPS Post Office locations, as there are more than 10 (ten) existing USPS Post Offices within a 4-mile radius of the 10583 zip code, according to the USPS website.
• To support Scarsdale Village’s inclusion in Bill H.R. 3095—before it passes through Congress—and the goal of redrawing the 10583 ZIP code to align solely with Scarsdale Village’s municipal boundaries, please take a moment to sign this petition—it takes less than 1 minute!

Please see below ⬇️ for linked sources and additional context. 

👉 Takes less than 1 minute to sign the Petition to show your support. Every signature counts.
📌  You can even sign the Petition with the anonymous option, if preferred.  

Additional Context

• The 10583 zip code has more than 40,000 people.
• 10583 includes the Village of Scarsdale (population of about 18,000) AND more than 20,000 people from 5+ distinct and independent municipalities. 
  • These other municipalities are commonly known as the “PO areas” and include: 1) City of New Rochelle, 2) City of Yonkers, 3) Edgemont in Town of Greenburgh, 4) Town of Eastchester, 5) Town of Mamaroneck, and 6) Village of Ardsley. 
• Please see attached illustrative maps attached for more context.
• It is well known that residents throughout the entire 10583 zip code use “Scarsdale, NY 10583” as the mailing address, as Scarsdale, NY is the default Post Office City for 10583, as designated by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
  • More than 50% of this zip code—more than 20,000 people—are located outside the Village of Scarsdale's boundaries and do not pay any taxes to the Village of Scarsdale or to the Scarsdale Public School District.
  • Similarly, more than 50% of the 10583 zip code are located outside the Scarsdale Public School District and are located in other public school districts (e.g., New Rochelle, Yonkers, Edgemont, Eastchester, Ardsley, etc.).

The Problem

• This “shared” zip code leads to tremendous confusion and may contribute to other unnecessary problems.
• The status quo causes significant confusion for many homebuyers. For example, try searching for a home in “Scarsdale, NY” on popular real estate websites like Zillow.com or Realtor.com—you’ll see that a Scarsdale, NY address often does not reflect the home’s actual municipality when you do further research. Why should buyers have to dig through the fine print or click multiple times just to determine the school district or the true city or town of the property?
• Many smaller municipalities—relative to Scarsdale Village in terms of land area and/or population—have a single, unique zip code that closely aligns with their municipal boundaries. 
• The current zip code structure offers no clear benefit to the Village of Scarsdale or its residents; instead, it appears to primarily benefit the surrounding PO areas, whose residents may enjoy both tangible and intangible advantages from having a “Scarsdale, NY” address.
• Other towns without a unique zip code have reported other issues that could potentially impact Scarsdale as well, though further research would be needed to confirm. These other potential issues may include:
  • Higher insurance rates, as insurance companies may assess risk and rates based on the entire zip code.
  • Longer-than-necessary transit times for local deliveries—including Amazon, UPS, and FedEx—due to address confusion.
  • Possible dilution of community identity, making it harder to preserve a Town’s distinct character.

Rare Opportunity through Congressional Zip Code Bill - Bill H.R. 3095 (reintroduction of prior Bill H.R. 8753)

• 10583 can potentially be realigned to match the Village of Scarsdale’s municipal boundaries—at no cost to the Village of Scarsdale or its residents.
• Introduced in 2024 in the U.S. House of Representatives, Bill H.R. 8753 aimed to require the USPS to “designate a single, unique ZIP Code” for more than 50 specific towns and communities across the nation.
• The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Bill in 2024, but it was not approved by the U.S. Senate before the end of the 118th Congress.
  
• Bill H.R. 3095 is a reintroduction of this effort in the current 119th Congress.
  • Bill H.R. 3095  passed the House Oversight Committee as of May 21, 2025.
  • This Bill aims to require the USPS to “designate a single, unique ZIP Code” for more than 70 specific towns and communities across the nation.
• Given that prior Bill H.R. 8753 previously received strong bipartisan support, we may have a limited window of opportunity to mobilize support for Scarsdale's addition to the list of communities in current Bill H.R. 3095, as Congress could take action on this matter in the near future.
• The Village of Scarsdale can potentially be added to this Bill.

A Potentially Simple and Cost-Free Solution for Village of Scarsdale to Realign the 10583 Zip Code.

• If Scarsdale is added to Bill H.R. 3095 and it eventually passes through Congress, this legislation potentially presents an effective, cost-free opportunity for the Village of Scarsdale to realign the 10583 zip code with its actual municipal boundaries, which are substantially similar to those of the Scarsdale Public School District. 
• Assigning the 10583 zip code solely to the Village of Scarsdale would effectively eliminate the ongoing confusion caused by its current use across more than five distinct municipalities.
  • Each municipality operates independently, with its own jurisdiction, local government, and municipal services (e.g., emergency response, police department, sanitation).
• The surrounding PO areas currently using the 10583 zip code would presumably be reassigned to existing zip codes specific to their respective municipalities, although the final determination would be made by the USPS. For instance, New Rochelle, Yonkers, Greenburgh, Ardsley, Eastchester, etc. all have local zip codes already in place. A Google search shows that New Rochelle, for example, is served by at least 4 different zip codes.
• This is a rare opportunity, as Congressional intervention in zip code matters is extremely rare, and USPS petitions for zip code changes are seldom approved, according to numerous publicly available sources.
  
  • The Village of Scarsdale can be potentially added to Congressional Bill H.R. 3095, which aims to help more than 70 specific towns and communities across the nation, including several in New York.

Next Steps

In light of strong community interest and in the best interests of Scarsdale Village, we, the undersigned, respectfully request that:

1. The Mayor, Trustees of the Village of Scarsdale and/other elected officials pursue the appropriate channels to advocate for Scarsdale Village’s inclusion in the list of communities covered by Bill H.R. 3095 or other similar Congressional Legislation; and

2. In the unlikely event that Bill H.R. 3095 or similar Congressional Legislation is not a feasible path for the Village of Scarsdale, we kindly ask that The Mayor and Trustees of the Village of Scarsdale explore alternative solutions that would enable the Village of Scarsdale to have a unique, dedicated ZIP code not shared with other municipalities.

To show your support, please sign this Petition.

👉 Signing the Petition is quick and easy. It takes less than 1 minute. 

✍️ Every signature counts. 

📌 You can even sign the Petition with the anonymous feature, if preferred.  

 

ℹ️ Linked Sources and Further Reading

📌 Regarding Bill H.R. 3095 & Bill H.R. 8753

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3095/text

https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-lauren-boeberts-bipartisan-zip-code-bill-passes-through

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/8753/text

https://boebert.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-rep-lauren-boeberts-bipartisan-zip-code-bill

https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases/steil-co-led-legislation-to-designate-unique-zip-codes-for-wi-communities-passes-house-0 

https://riverheadlocal.com/2024/12/14/bill-mandating-unique-zip-codes-for-flanders-riverside-and-northampton-passes-house/

📚 Regarding Population Statistics

https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/scarsdalevillagenewyork

https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/10583/

📖  Regarding United States Postal Service (USPS) and Zip Codes

https://faq.usps.com/s/article/ZIP-Code-The-Basics

https://about.usps.com/newsroom/local-releases/nm/2023/0831-usps-zip-code-program-turns-60-years-old.htm

https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/IF12132

 📎 Additional Sources:

Zillow.com, Google Maps, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org, https://www.census.gov/



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