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11229

ZIP 11229 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
78,377
Coordinates
40.6013, -73.9445
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Where 11229 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11229
  • 🔢 Type 11229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,229 = 3 × 19 × 197. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11228 (Brooklyn, NY, 4 mi away) and 11230 (Brooklyn, NY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11229 becomes 92211 — and that is a real ZIP code: Palm Desert, CA, 2,357 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12192, 12912, 12921, 19122, 21219, 21912, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91221 in Glendale, CA, 2,447 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% 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 11229 and you would come out at 40.60°S, 106.06°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 2.0 square miles of land, 11229 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population78,377This ZIP78,377
Households30,523This ZIP30,523
Housing units33,284This ZIP33,284
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$70,603This ZIP$70,603New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$818,900This ZIP$818,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,651This ZIP$1,651New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%This ZIP41.8%
Mean commute42.1 minThis ZIP42.1 min
Population density39,051.8 / sq miThis ZIP39,051.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,287This ZIP2,287
Employees19,393This ZIP19,393
Annual payroll$814,902,000This ZIP$814,902,000
Tax returns filed37,580This ZIP37,580
Total adjusted gross income$2,757,227,000This ZIP$2,757,227,000

Land area

Land area2.01 sq miThis ZIP2.01 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 11229

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ZIP codes near 11229

ZIPCityDistance
11235 Brooklyn, NY 1.2 mi
11223 Brooklyn, NY 1.5 mi
11230 Brooklyn, NY 1.8 mi
11234 Brooklyn, NY 1.8 mi
11210 Brooklyn, NY 1.9 mi
11204 Brooklyn, NY 2.4 mi
11214 Brooklyn, NY 2.7 mi
11224 Brooklyn, NY 2.8 mi
11202 Brooklyn, NY 3.0 mi
11241 Brooklyn, NY 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11229?

11229 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 40.6013, -73.9445.

What county is 11229 in?

11229 lies in Kings County.

What area code is 11229?

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

What time zone is 11229 in?

11229 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11229?

About 78,377 people live in ZIP code 11229, in 30,523 households, at 39,051.8 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 11229?

$70,603 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11229?

The closest are 11235 (1.2 mi), 11223 (1.5 mi), 11230 (1.8 mi), 11234 (1.8 mi) and 11210 (1.9 mi).

Is 11229 a PO Box ZIP code?

11229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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