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11238

ZIP 11238 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
58,345
Coordinates
40.6713, -73.9659
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Where 11238 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11238
  • 🔢 Type 11238 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEZII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,238 = 2 × 3 × 1873. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11237 (Brooklyn, NY, 3 mi away) and 11239 (Brooklyn, NY, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11238 becomes 83211 — and that is a real ZIP code: American Falls, ID, 2,005 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12138, 12183, 12831, 13218, 13812, 18231, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83211 in American Falls, ID, 2,005 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,295 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11238 and you would come out at 40.67°S, 106.03°E — 813 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1.8 square miles of land, 11238 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population58,345This ZIP58,345
Households27,919This ZIP27,919
Housing units30,335This ZIP30,335
Median age35.2This ZIP35.2New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$134,523This ZIP$134,523New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$1,099,700This ZIP$1,099,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,616This ZIP$2,616New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher73.3%This ZIP73.3%
Mean commute38.4 minThis ZIP38.4 min
Population density31,554.9 / sq miThis ZIP31,554.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,395This ZIP1,395
Employees10,588This ZIP10,588
Annual payroll$537,593,000This ZIP$537,593,000
Tax returns filed32,120This ZIP32,120
Total adjusted gross income$4,650,400,000This ZIP$4,650,400,000

Land area

Land area1.85 sq miThis ZIP1.85 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi

Other place names in 11238

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ZIP codes near 11238

ZIPCityDistance
11225 Brooklyn, NY 0.8 mi
11217 Brooklyn, NY 1.0 mi
11216 Brooklyn, NY 1.1 mi
11215 Brooklyn, NY 1.2 mi
11213 Brooklyn, NY 1.6 mi
11205 Brooklyn, NY 1.8 mi
11226 Brooklyn, NY 1.8 mi
11201 Brooklyn, NY 2.0 mi
11218 Brooklyn, NY 2.0 mi
11231 Brooklyn, NY 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11238?

11238 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 40.6713, -73.9659.

What county is 11238 in?

11238 lies in Kings County.

What area code is 11238?

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

What time zone is 11238 in?

11238 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11238?

About 58,345 people live in ZIP code 11238, in 27,919 households, at 31,554.9 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 11238?

$134,523 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11238?

The closest are 11225 (0.8 mi), 11217 (1 mi), 11216 (1.1 mi), 11215 (1.2 mi) and 11213 (1.6 mi).

Is 11238 a PO Box ZIP code?

11238 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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