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New York's 58 cosmetology school listings cluster hard in a few zips. Zip 10001 leads with 5 schools, 10018 has 4, and a handful of others (10010, 10013, 10014, 10016, 10036, 10458) sit at 2 apiece. If you're near one of those denser zips, start your calls there and compare programs before ranging farther out across the city.

Phone numbers are attached to 57 of these listings and 53 have a website, so most entries give you a way to check details before showing up. None carry a Sponsored tag right now, since paid placement isn't active for this category in New York, so what you're scrolling is plain directory order, not anyone's pick. If a listing is yours and the phone or website field is empty, you can claim it and fill in the gap, which helps someone comparing schools in 10001 or 10018 make a call instead of guessing.