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11228

ZIP 11228 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
42,241
Coordinates
40.6167, -74.0134
☼ Live from 11228 — Brooklyn, NY

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Where 11228 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11228
  • 🔢 Type 11228 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZZII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,228 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 401. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11226 (Brooklyn, NY, 4 mi away) and 11229 (Brooklyn, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11228 becomes 82211, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12128, 12182, 12812, 12821, 18212, 18221, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81122 in Bayfield, CO, 1,805 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 90%.
  • 🎯1,293 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11228 and you would come out at 40.62°S, 105.99°E — 812 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 11228 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,241This ZIP42,241
Households15,007This ZIP15,007
Housing units16,350This ZIP16,350
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$83,665This ZIP$83,665New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$1,145,700This ZIP$1,145,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,861This ZIP$1,861New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%This ZIP37.7%
Mean commute43.1 minThis ZIP43.1 min
Population density28,217.1 / sq miThis ZIP28,217.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments931This ZIP931
Employees5,196This ZIP5,196
Annual payroll$240,738,000This ZIP$240,738,000
Tax returns filed21,080This ZIP21,080
Total adjusted gross income$1,471,514,000This ZIP$1,471,514,000

Land area

Land area1.50 sq miThis ZIP1.50 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11228

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ZIP codes near 11228

ZIPCityDistance
11209 Brooklyn, NY 0.9 mi
11219 Brooklyn, NY 1.4 mi
11214 Brooklyn, NY 1.5 mi
11204 Brooklyn, NY 1.5 mi
11220 Brooklyn, NY 1.7 mi
11223 Brooklyn, NY 2.5 mi
11230 Brooklyn, NY 2.6 mi
11218 Brooklyn, NY 2.7 mi
11232 Brooklyn, NY 2.8 mi
11224 Brooklyn, NY 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11228?

11228 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 40.6167, -74.0134.

What county is 11228 in?

11228 lies in Kings County.

What area code is 11228?

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

What time zone is 11228 in?

11228 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11228?

About 42,241 people live in ZIP code 11228, in 15,007 households, at 28,217.1 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 11228?

$83,665 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11228?

The closest are 11209 (0.9 mi), 11219 (1.4 mi), 11214 (1.5 mi), 11204 (1.5 mi) and 11220 (1.7 mi).

Is 11228 a PO Box ZIP code?

11228 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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