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11226

ZIP 11226 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
95,144
Coordinates
40.6464, -73.9567
☼ Live from 11226 — Brooklyn, NY

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Where 11226 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11226
  • 🔢 Type 11226 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZZII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,226 = 2 × 3 × 1871. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11225 (Brooklyn, NY, 1 mi away) and 11228 (Brooklyn, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11226 becomes 62211, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12261, 16212, 16221, 21162, 21216, 21612, …). The farthest-flung twin is 26121 in Mineral Wells, WV, 411 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,296 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11226 and you would come out at 40.65°S, 106.04°E — 811 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 11226 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 631 football fields.
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People and housing

Population95,144This ZIP95,144
Households38,130This ZIP38,130
Housing units43,525This ZIP43,525
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$81,014This ZIP$81,014New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$876,600This ZIP$876,600New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,790This ZIP$1,790New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.9%This ZIP37.9%
Mean commute46.6 minThis ZIP46.6 min
Population density73,019.2 / sq miThis ZIP73,019.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,380This ZIP1,380
Employees9,078This ZIP9,078
Annual payroll$380,476,000This ZIP$380,476,000
Tax returns filed51,620This ZIP51,620
Total adjusted gross income$3,031,296,000This ZIP$3,031,296,000

Land area

Land area1.30 sq miThis ZIP1.30 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11226

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ZIP codes near 11226

ZIPCityDistance
11202 Brooklyn, NY 0.6 mi
11241 Brooklyn, NY 0.6 mi
11242 Brooklyn, NY 0.6 mi
11243 Brooklyn, NY 0.6 mi
11245 Brooklyn, NY 0.6 mi
11247 Brooklyn, NY 0.6 mi
11251 Brooklyn, NY 0.6 mi
11252 Brooklyn, NY 0.6 mi
11256 Brooklyn, NY 0.6 mi
11218 Brooklyn, NY 1.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11226?

11226 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 40.6464, -73.9567.

What county is 11226 in?

11226 lies in Kings County.

What area code is 11226?

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

What time zone is 11226 in?

11226 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11226?

About 95,144 people live in ZIP code 11226, in 38,130 households, at 73,019.2 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 11226?

$81,014 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11226?

The closest are 11202 (0.6 mi), 11241 (0.6 mi), 11242 (0.6 mi), 11243 (0.6 mi) and 11245 (0.6 mi).

Is 11226 a PO Box ZIP code?

11226 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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