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11218

ZIP 11218 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
72,042
Coordinates
40.6431, -73.9764
☼ Live from 11218 — Brooklyn, NY

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Where 11218 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11218
  • 🔢 Type 11218 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIZII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,218 = 2 × 71 × 79. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11217 (Brooklyn, NY, 3 mi away) and 11219 (Brooklyn, NY, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11218 becomes 81211 — and that is a real ZIP code: Buena Vista, CO, 1,714 miles away.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12118, 12181, 12811, 18211, 21811, 28111, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81121 in Arboles, CO, 1,806 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11218 and you would come out at 40.64°S, 106.02°E — 812 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1.4 square miles of land, 11218 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population72,042This ZIP72,042
Households25,661This ZIP25,661
Housing units27,297This ZIP27,297
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$97,366This ZIP$97,366New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$935,900This ZIP$935,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,981This ZIP$1,981New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.9%This ZIP50.9%
Mean commute40.1 minThis ZIP40.1 min
Population density52,894.3 / sq miThis ZIP52,894.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,982This ZIP1,982
Employees30,451This ZIP30,451
Annual payroll$1,160,936,000This ZIP$1,160,936,000
Tax returns filed32,770This ZIP32,770
Total adjusted gross income$2,650,189,000This ZIP$2,650,189,000

Land area

Land area1.36 sq miThis ZIP1.36 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11218

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ZIP codes near 11218

ZIPCityDistance
11226 Brooklyn, NY 1.1 mi
11219 Brooklyn, NY 1.3 mi
11215 Brooklyn, NY 1.5 mi
11230 Brooklyn, NY 1.6 mi
11202 Brooklyn, NY 1.7 mi
11241 Brooklyn, NY 1.7 mi
11242 Brooklyn, NY 1.7 mi
11243 Brooklyn, NY 1.7 mi
11245 Brooklyn, NY 1.7 mi
11247 Brooklyn, NY 1.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11218?

11218 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 40.6431, -73.9764.

What county is 11218 in?

11218 lies in Kings County.

What area code is 11218?

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

What time zone is 11218 in?

11218 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11218?

About 72,042 people live in ZIP code 11218, in 25,661 households, at 52,894.3 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 11218?

$97,366 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11218?

The closest are 11226 (1.1 mi), 11219 (1.3 mi), 11215 (1.5 mi), 11230 (1.6 mi) and 11202 (1.7 mi).

Is 11218 a PO Box ZIP code?

11218 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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