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11209

ZIP 11209 is in Brooklyn, New York, in Brooklyn (Kings County); area codes 347, 718, 929 and 917; Eastern time. Brooklyn has 47 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Kings
Population
71,004
Coordinates
40.6218, -74.0302
☼ Live from 11209 — Brooklyn, NY

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Where 11209 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11209
  • 🔢 Type 11209 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOZII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,209 = 11 × 1019. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11208 (Brooklyn, NY, 9 mi away) and 11210 (Brooklyn, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11209 becomes 90211 — and that is a real ZIP code: Beverly Hills, CA, 2,452 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01129, 01921, 02119, 02191, 02911, 09112, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09112 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,913 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,292 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11209 and you would come out at 40.62°S, 105.97°E — 813 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 2.1 square miles of land, 11209 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population71,004This ZIP71,004
Households30,410This ZIP30,410
Housing units33,090This ZIP33,090
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,854This ZIP$93,854New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$872,100This ZIP$872,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,864This ZIP$1,864New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.0%This ZIP53.0%
Mean commute44.4 minThis ZIP44.4 min
Population density33,603.4 / sq miThis ZIP33,603.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,927This ZIP1,927
Employees15,871This ZIP15,871
Annual payroll$789,245,000This ZIP$789,245,000
Tax returns filed34,240This ZIP34,240
Total adjusted gross income$3,179,582,000This ZIP$3,179,582,000

Land area

Land area2.11 sq miThis ZIP2.11 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11209

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ZIP codes near 11209

ZIPCityDistance
11228 Brooklyn, NY 0.9 mi
11220 Brooklyn, NY 1.5 mi
11219 Brooklyn, NY 1.9 mi
11214 Brooklyn, NY 2.3 mi
11204 Brooklyn, NY 2.4 mi
11232 Brooklyn, NY 2.7 mi
10305 Staten Island, NY 3.0 mi
11218 Brooklyn, NY 3.2 mi
10301 Staten Island, NY 3.4 mi
11230 Brooklyn, NY 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11209?

11209 is in Brooklyn, New York, in Kings County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6218, -74.0302.

What county is 11209 in?

11209 lies in Kings County.

What area code is 11209?

Brooklyn uses area codes 347, 718, 929 and 917, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 11209 in?

11209 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11209?

About 71,004 people live in ZIP code 11209, in 30,410 households, at 33,603.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 11209?

$93,854 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11209?

The closest are 11228 (0.9 mi), 11220 (1.5 mi), 11219 (1.9 mi), 11214 (2.3 mi) and 11204 (2.4 mi).

Is 11209 a PO Box ZIP code?

11209 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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