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11239

ZIP 11239 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
16,410
Coordinates
40.6469, -73.8640
☼ Live from 11239 — Brooklyn, NY

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Where 11239 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 11239
  • 🔢 Type 11239 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEZII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 11239 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10101111100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11238 (Brooklyn, NY, 6 mi away) and 11241 (Brooklyn, NY, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11239 becomes 93211, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11932, 12139, 12193, 12913, 13219, 19123, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93121 in Santa Barbara, CA, 2,519 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,301 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11239 and you would come out at 40.65°S, 106.14°E — 808 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 11239 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,410This ZIP16,410
Households8,244This ZIP8,244
Housing units9,437This ZIP9,437
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$38,015This ZIP$38,015New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$573,300This ZIP$573,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,021This ZIP$1,021New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute49.7 minThis ZIP49.7 min
Population density9,557.4 / sq miThis ZIP9,557.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments120This ZIP120
Employees3,684This ZIP3,684
Annual payroll$120,765,000This ZIP$120,765,000
Tax returns filed8,330This ZIP8,330
Total adjusted gross income$383,533,000This ZIP$383,533,000

Land area

Land area1.72 sq miThis ZIP1.72 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 11239

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 11239

ZIPCityDistance
11352 Flushing, NY 0.5 mi
11381 Flushing, NY 0.5 mi
11405 Jamaica, NY 0.5 mi
11425 Jamaica, NY 0.5 mi
11499 Jamaica, NY 0.5 mi
11695 Far Rockaway, NY 0.5 mi
11414 Howard Beach, NY 1.2 mi
11208 Brooklyn, NY 2.0 mi
11236 Brooklyn, NY 2.0 mi
11207 Brooklyn, NY 2.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11239?

11239 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 40.6469, -73.8640.

What county is 11239 in?

11239 lies in Kings County.

What area code is 11239?

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

What time zone is 11239 in?

11239 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11239?

About 16,410 people live in ZIP code 11239, in 8,244 households, at 9,557.4 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 11239?

$38,015 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11239?

The closest are 11352 (0.5 mi), 11381 (0.5 mi), 11405 (0.5 mi), 11425 (0.5 mi) and 11499 (0.5 mi).

Is 11239 a PO Box ZIP code?

11239 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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