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11224

ZIP 11224 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
50,822
Coordinates
40.5774, -73.9887
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Where 11224 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 11224
  • 🔢 Type 11224 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZZII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,224 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 23 × 61. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11223 (Brooklyn, NY, 2 mi away) and 11225 (Brooklyn, NY, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11224 becomes 42211 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cadiz, KY, 789 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11242, 11422, 12124, 12214, 12241, 12412, …). The farthest-flung twin is 42211 in Cadiz, KY, 789 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% 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 11224 and you would come out at 40.58°S, 106.01°E — 809 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 1.6 square miles of land, 11224 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population50,822This ZIP50,822
Households20,478This ZIP20,478
Housing units21,819This ZIP21,819
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$43,648This ZIP$43,648New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$523,900This ZIP$523,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,010This ZIP$1,010New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.2%This ZIP35.2%
Mean commute46.0 minThis ZIP46.0 min
Population density32,767.2 / sq miThis ZIP32,767.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments796This ZIP796
Employees7,986This ZIP7,986
Annual payroll$395,142,000This ZIP$395,142,000
Tax returns filed20,690This ZIP20,690
Total adjusted gross income$1,063,287,000This ZIP$1,063,287,000

Land area

Land area1.55 sq miThis ZIP1.55 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 11224

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ZIP codes near 11224

ZIPCityDistance
11223 Brooklyn, NY 1.6 mi
11214 Brooklyn, NY 1.6 mi
11235 Brooklyn, NY 2.4 mi
11229 Brooklyn, NY 2.8 mi
11204 Brooklyn, NY 2.9 mi
11228 Brooklyn, NY 3.0 mi
11230 Brooklyn, NY 3.3 mi
11209 Brooklyn, NY 3.8 mi
11219 Brooklyn, NY 3.8 mi
11210 Brooklyn, NY 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11224?

11224 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 40.5774, -73.9887.

What county is 11224 in?

11224 lies in Kings County.

What area code is 11224?

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

What time zone is 11224 in?

11224 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11224?

About 50,822 people live in ZIP code 11224, in 20,478 households, at 32,767.2 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 11224?

$43,648 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11224?

The closest are 11223 (1.6 mi), 11214 (1.6 mi), 11235 (2.4 mi), 11229 (2.8 mi) and 11204 (2.9 mi).

Is 11224 a PO Box ZIP code?

11224 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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