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Where 11421 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.
- 🔢 Type 11421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhII — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 11,421 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 47. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10110010011101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11420 (South Ozone Park, NY, 3 mi away) and 11422 (Rosedale, NY, 7 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 11421 becomes 12411 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bloomington, NY, 82 miles away.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11214, 11241, 11412, 12141, 12411, 14112, …). The farthest-flung twin is 41121 in Argillite, KY, 502 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
- 🎯1,300 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11421 and you would come out at 40.69°S, 106.14°E — 810 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
- 📏 At 1.3 square miles of land, 11421 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 622 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 40,612This ZIP40,612 |
|---|---|
| Households | 12,112This ZIP12,112 |
| Housing units | 12,848This ZIP12,848 |
| Median age | 40.6This ZIP40.6New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $90,685This ZIP$90,685New York$85,974US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $688,100This ZIP$688,100New York$423,800US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,978This ZIP$1,978New York$1,621US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 27.2%This ZIP27.2% |
| Mean commute | 47.3 minThis ZIP47.3 min |
| Population density | 31,604.7 / sq miThis ZIP31,604.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 555This ZIP555 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,569This ZIP2,569 |
| Annual payroll | $121,178,000This ZIP$121,178,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 20,730This ZIP20,730 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $999,084,000This ZIP$999,084,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.29 sq miThis ZIP1.29 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 11421
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 11421
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
11431 | Jamaica, NY | 0.7 mi |
11416 | Ozone Park, NY | 0.8 mi |
11418 | Richmond Hill, NY | 1.3 mi |
11417 | Ozone Park, NY | 1.4 mi |
11208 | Brooklyn, NY | 1.5 mi |
11385 | Ridgewood, NY | 1.7 mi |
11415 | Kew Gardens, NY | 1.9 mi |
11419 | South Richmond Hill, NY | 1.9 mi |
11379 | Middle Village, NY | 2.0 mi |
11424 | Jamaica, NY | 2.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 11421?
11421 is in Woodhaven, New York, in Queens County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6940, -73.8587.
What county is 11421 in?
11421 lies in Queens County.
What area code is 11421?
Woodhaven uses area codes 347, 718, 929 and 917, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 11421 in?
11421 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 11421?
About 40,612 people live in ZIP code 11421, in 12,112 households, at 31,604.7 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 11421?
$90,685 a year, against $85,974 across New York.
What ZIP codes are near 11421?
The closest are 11431 (0.7 mi), 11416 (0.8 mi), 11418 (1.3 mi), 11417 (1.4 mi) and 11208 (1.5 mi).
Is 11421 a PO Box ZIP code?
11421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “11421 ZIP Code — Woodhaven, New York (Queens).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/11421
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