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11215

ZIP 11215 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
70,441
Coordinates
40.6627, -73.9867
☼ Live from 11215 — Brooklyn, NY

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Where 11215 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11215
  • 🔢 Type 11215 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIZII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,215 = 5 × 2243. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11214 (Brooklyn, NY, 4 mi away) and 11216 (Brooklyn, NY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11215 becomes 51211, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11251, 12115, 12151, 12511, 15112, 15211, …). The farthest-flung twin is 25111 in Indore, WV, 412 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,294 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11215 and you would come out at 40.66°S, 106.01°E — 813 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 11215 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population70,441This ZIP70,441
Households29,788This ZIP29,788
Housing units32,323This ZIP32,323
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$185,865This ZIP$185,865New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$1,622,300This ZIP$1,622,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,831This ZIP$2,831New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher80.6%This ZIP80.6%
Mean commute38.6 minThis ZIP38.6 min
Population density32,179.5 / sq miThis ZIP32,179.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,376This ZIP2,376
Employees28,322This ZIP28,322
Annual payroll$1,812,734,000This ZIP$1,812,734,000
Tax returns filed33,040This ZIP33,040
Total adjusted gross income$6,789,498,000This ZIP$6,789,498,000

Land area

Land area2.19 sq miThis ZIP2.19 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 11215

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ZIP codes near 11215

ZIPCityDistance
11232 Brooklyn, NY 1.1 mi
11238 Brooklyn, NY 1.2 mi
11217 Brooklyn, NY 1.4 mi
11231 Brooklyn, NY 1.4 mi
11218 Brooklyn, NY 1.5 mi
11225 Brooklyn, NY 1.7 mi
11226 Brooklyn, NY 1.9 mi
11219 Brooklyn, NY 2.1 mi
11201 Brooklyn, NY 2.1 mi
11220 Brooklyn, NY 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11215?

11215 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 40.6627, -73.9867.

What county is 11215 in?

11215 lies in Kings County.

What area code is 11215?

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

What time zone is 11215 in?

11215 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11215?

About 70,441 people live in ZIP code 11215, in 29,788 households, at 32,179.5 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 11215?

$185,865 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11215?

The closest are 11232 (1.1 mi), 11238 (1.2 mi), 11217 (1.4 mi), 11231 (1.4 mi) and 11218 (1.5 mi).

Is 11215 a PO Box ZIP code?

11215 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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