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11211

ZIP 11211 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
65,314
Coordinates
40.7141, -73.9452
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Where 11211 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 11211
  • 🔢 Type 11211 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIZII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆11211 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,211 = 3 × 37 × 101. Its digits add up to 6, a total 90 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11210 (Brooklyn, NY, 6 mi away) and 11212 (Brooklyn, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 👥 1 other ZIP code is made of exactly the same digits (21111). The farthest-flung twin is 21111 in Monkton, MD, 160 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,296 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11211 and you would come out at 40.71°S, 106.05°E — 814 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 11211 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population65,314This ZIP65,314
Households28,139This ZIP28,139
Housing units29,447This ZIP29,447
Median age32.3This ZIP32.3New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$107,506This ZIP$107,506New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$1,140,700This ZIP$1,140,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,471This ZIP$2,471New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.4%This ZIP56.4%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density44,889.3 / sq miThis ZIP44,889.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3,234This ZIP3,234
Employees36,368This ZIP36,368
Annual payroll$1,527,592,000This ZIP$1,527,592,000
Tax returns filed32,190This ZIP32,190
Total adjusted gross income$3,896,621,000This ZIP$3,896,621,000

Land area

Land area1.46 sq miThis ZIP1.46 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 11211

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ZIP codes near 11211

ZIPCityDistance
11206 Brooklyn, NY 0.9 mi
11222 Brooklyn, NY 1.0 mi
11249 Brooklyn, NY 1.3 mi
11237 Brooklyn, NY 1.4 mi
11205 Brooklyn, NY 1.7 mi
11221 Brooklyn, NY 1.8 mi
10009 New York, NY 1.9 mi
11378 Maspeth, NY 2.0 mi
11120 Long Island City, NY 2.1 mi
10002 New York, NY 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11211?

11211 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 40.7141, -73.9452.

What county is 11211 in?

11211 lies in Kings County.

What area code is 11211?

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

What time zone is 11211 in?

11211 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11211?

About 65,314 people live in ZIP code 11211, in 28,139 households, at 44,889.3 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 11211?

$107,506 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11211?

The closest are 11206 (0.9 mi), 11222 (1 mi), 11249 (1.3 mi), 11237 (1.4 mi) and 11205 (1.7 mi).

Is 11211 a PO Box ZIP code?

11211 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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