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11212

ZIP 11212 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
89,020
Coordinates
40.6629, -73.9131
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Where 11212 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11212
  • 🔢 Type 11212 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIZII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,212 = 2 × 2 × 2803. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11211 (Brooklyn, NY, 4 mi away) and 11213 (Brooklyn, NY, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11212 becomes 21211 — and that is a real ZIP code: Baltimore, MD, 171 miles away.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11221, 12121, 12211, 21211). The farthest-flung twin is 21211 in Baltimore, MD, 171 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,298 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11212 and you would come out at 40.66°S, 106.09°E — 810 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 11212 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population89,020This ZIP89,020
Households33,052This ZIP33,052
Housing units34,932This ZIP34,932
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$41,355This ZIP$41,355New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$570,200This ZIP$570,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,294This ZIP$1,294New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.6%This ZIP15.6%
Mean commute48.4 minThis ZIP48.4 min
Population density57,618.1 / sq miThis ZIP57,618.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments792This ZIP792
Employees12,769This ZIP12,769
Annual payroll$889,983,000This ZIP$889,983,000
Tax returns filed36,640This ZIP36,640
Total adjusted gross income$1,464,796,000This ZIP$1,464,796,000

Land area

Land area1.55 sq miThis ZIP1.55 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11212

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 11212

ZIPCityDistance
11233 Brooklyn, NY 1.1 mi
11207 Brooklyn, NY 1.1 mi
11213 Brooklyn, NY 1.3 mi
11203 Brooklyn, NY 1.4 mi
11236 Brooklyn, NY 1.7 mi
11202 Brooklyn, NY 2.1 mi
11241 Brooklyn, NY 2.1 mi
11242 Brooklyn, NY 2.1 mi
11243 Brooklyn, NY 2.1 mi
11245 Brooklyn, NY 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11212?

11212 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 40.6629, -73.9131.

What county is 11212 in?

11212 lies in Kings County.

What area code is 11212?

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

What time zone is 11212 in?

11212 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11212?

About 89,020 people live in ZIP code 11212, in 33,052 households, at 57,618.1 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 11212?

$41,355 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11212?

The closest are 11233 (1.1 mi), 11207 (1.1 mi), 11213 (1.3 mi), 11203 (1.4 mi) and 11236 (1.7 mi).

Is 11212 a PO Box ZIP code?

11212 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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