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11426

ZIP 11426 is Bellerose, New York, in Queens County; area codes 347, 718, 929 and 917; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Queens
Population
19,411
Coordinates
40.7364, -73.7224
☼ Live from 11426 — Bellerose, NY

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Where 11426 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11426
  • 🔢 Type 11426 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZhII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,426 = 2 × 29 × 197. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110010100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11425 (Jamaica, NY, 10 mi away) and 11427 (Queens Village, NY, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11426 becomes 62411 — and that is a real ZIP code: Altamont, IL, 803 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12164, 12416, 12461, 14126, 14216, 14261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64112 in Kansas City, MO, 1,110 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,307 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11426 and you would come out at 40.74°S, 106.28°E — 807 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 1.4 square miles of land, 11426 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,411This ZIP19,411
Households6,397This ZIP6,397
Housing units6,734This ZIP6,734
Median age49.5This ZIP49.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$103,533This ZIP$103,533New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$708,200This ZIP$708,200New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,997This ZIP$1,997New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.0%This ZIP45.0%
Mean commute40.1 minThis ZIP40.1 min
Population density14,137.7 / sq miThis ZIP14,137.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments289This ZIP289
Employees2,395This ZIP2,395
Annual payroll$138,622,000This ZIP$138,622,000
Tax returns filed9,330This ZIP9,330
Total adjusted gross income$692,152,000This ZIP$692,152,000

Land area

Land area1.37 sq miThis ZIP1.37 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11426

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ZIP codes near 11426

ZIPCityDistance
11004 Glen Oaks, NY 0.9 mi
11002 Floral Park, NY 1.3 mi
11427 Queens Village, NY 1.3 mi
11001 Floral Park, NY 1.3 mi
11005 Floral Park, NY 1.5 mi
11428 Queens Village, NY 1.5 mi
11362 Little Neck, NY 1.7 mi
11364 Oakland Gardens, NY 1.9 mi
11042 New Hyde Park, NY 2.0 mi
11429 Queens Village, NY 2.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11426?

11426 is in Bellerose, New York, in Queens County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7364, -73.7224.

What county is 11426 in?

11426 lies in Queens County.

What area code is 11426?

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

What time zone is 11426 in?

11426 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11426?

About 19,411 people live in ZIP code 11426, in 6,397 households, at 14,137.7 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 11426?

$103,533 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11426?

The closest are 11004 (0.9 mi), 11002 (1.3 mi), 11427 (1.3 mi), 11001 (1.3 mi) and 11005 (1.5 mi).

Is 11426 a PO Box ZIP code?

11426 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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