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Shelter Island ZIP code, New York

The ZIP code for Shelter Island, NY is 11964, and its area code is 631.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,125
Area code
631

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Shelter Island itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Sag Harbor (3.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Shelter Island uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Shelter Island in numbers

About 2,125 people live in Shelter Island, in 683 households. The median household income is $165,734 a year, 93% above the New York median of $85,974 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $1,025,400 (2.4 times the New York median). The median age is 41.3; 56.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (40.2% across New York); the average commute takes 41 minutes.

Population2,125Shelter Island2,125
Households683Shelter Island683
Median age41.3Shelter Island41.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$165,734Shelter Island$165,734New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$1,025,400Shelter Island$1,025,400New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher56.0%Shelter Island56.0%New York40.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute41.0 minShelter Island41.0 minNew York32.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density324 / sq miShelter Island324 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Shelter Island CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Shelter Island

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Shelter Island
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
11964 Shelter Island , NY Standard 2,906 $134,620 $1,078,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Shelter Island

These ZIP codes cover part of Shelter Island but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Shelter Island
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
11965 Shelter Island Heights , NY Standard 404 — $1,113,600

Map of Shelter Island ZIP codes

11964

The ZIP codes of Shelter Island, NY, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Shelter Island

The nearest larger towns are Sag Harbor (2,489 people, 4.2 mi), Greenport (2,574 people, 4.9 mi) and Northwest Harbor (5,205 people, 4.9 mi).

Towns near Shelter Island
TownPopulationDistance
Greenport 2,574 4.9 mi
Northwest Harbor 5,205 4.9 mi
Noyack 4,782 5.9 mi
Southold 6,397 6.9 mi
Springs 9,163 7.4 mi
East Hampton North 6,006 8.0 mi
Water Mill 2,764 9.6 mi
Cutchogue 2,835 10.2 mi
North Sea 6,458 10.3 mi
Mattituck 4,606 13.3 mi
Southampton 4,621 13.5 mi
Shinnecock Hills 2,545 14.1 mi
Westbrook Center, CT 2,501 17.4 mi
Hampton Bays 15,706 17.5 mi

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