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11221

ZIP 11221 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
91,588
Coordinates
40.6914, -73.9276
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Where 11221 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11221
  • 🔢 Type 11221 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZZII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,221 = 7 × 7 × 229. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11220 (Brooklyn, NY, 6 mi away) and 11222 (Brooklyn, NY, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11221 becomes 12211 — and that is a real ZIP code: Albany, NY, 140 miles away.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11212, 12121, 12211, 21211). The farthest-flung twin is 21211 in Baltimore, MD, 172 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,297 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11221 and you would come out at 40.69°S, 106.07°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, 11221 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population91,588This ZIP91,588
Households36,532This ZIP36,532
Housing units39,425This ZIP39,425
Median age32.9This ZIP32.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$85,736This ZIP$85,736New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$1,090,100This ZIP$1,090,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,139This ZIP$2,139New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.0%This ZIP46.0%
Mean commute43.9 minThis ZIP43.9 min
Population density66,320.1 / sq miThis ZIP66,320.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments972This ZIP972
Employees7,755This ZIP7,755
Annual payroll$309,446,000This ZIP$309,446,000
Tax returns filed41,380This ZIP41,380
Total adjusted gross income$2,596,525,000This ZIP$2,596,525,000

Land area

Land area1.38 sq miThis ZIP1.38 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11221

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

ZIP codes near 11221

ZIPCityDistance
11237 Brooklyn, NY 0.9 mi
11233 Brooklyn, NY 1.0 mi
11206 Brooklyn, NY 1.1 mi
11386 Ridgewood, NY 1.3 mi
11216 Brooklyn, NY 1.3 mi
11213 Brooklyn, NY 1.5 mi
11211 Brooklyn, NY 1.8 mi
11385 Ridgewood, NY 2.1 mi
11212 Brooklyn, NY 2.1 mi
11205 Brooklyn, NY 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11221?

11221 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 40.6914, -73.9276.

What county is 11221 in?

11221 lies in Kings County.

What area code is 11221?

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

What time zone is 11221 in?

11221 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11221?

About 91,588 people live in ZIP code 11221, in 36,532 households, at 66,320.1 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 11221?

$85,736 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11221?

The closest are 11237 (0.9 mi), 11233 (1 mi), 11206 (1.1 mi), 11386 (1.3 mi) and 11216 (1.3 mi).

Is 11221 a PO Box ZIP code?

11221 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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