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11436

ZIP 11436 is in Jamaica, New York, in Queens County; area codes 347, 718, 929 and 917; Eastern time. Jamaica has 14 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Queens
Population
22,527
Coordinates
40.6759, -73.7966
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Where 11436 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11436
  • 🔢 Type 11436 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEhII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,436 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 953. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110010101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11435 (Jamaica, NY, 2 mi away) and 11437 (Jamaica, NY, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11436 becomes 63411, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11364, 13146, 13164, 13416, 13461, 13614, …). The farthest-flung twin is 64113 in Kansas City, MO, 1,107 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,304 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11436 and you would come out at 40.68°S, 106.20°E — 807 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 0.798 square miles of land, 11436 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 386 football fields.
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People and housing

Population22,527This ZIP22,527
Households6,568This ZIP6,568
Housing units6,843This ZIP6,843
Median age37.7This ZIP37.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$88,047This ZIP$88,047New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$639,900This ZIP$639,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,171This ZIP$2,171New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%This ZIP23.1%
Mean commute45.9 minThis ZIP45.9 min
Population density28,229.3 / sq miThis ZIP28,229.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments157This ZIP157
Employees1,032This ZIP1,032
Annual payroll$46,650,000This ZIP$46,650,000
Tax returns filed10,110This ZIP10,110
Total adjusted gross income$509,000,000This ZIP$509,000,000

Land area

Land area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11436

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ZIP codes near 11436

ZIPCityDistance
11437 Jamaica, NY 0.0 mi
11434 Jamaica, NY 1.0 mi
11420 South Ozone Park, NY 1.1 mi
11433 Jamaica, NY 1.6 mi
11419 South Richmond Hill, NY 1.6 mi
11451 Jamaica, NY 1.8 mi
11435 Jamaica, NY 1.9 mi
11430 Jamaica, NY 2.1 mi
11413 Springfield Gardens, NY 2.4 mi
11412 Saint Albans, NY 2.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11436?

11436 is in Jamaica, New York, in Queens County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6759, -73.7966.

What county is 11436 in?

11436 lies in Queens County.

What area code is 11436?

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

What time zone is 11436 in?

11436 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11436?

About 22,527 people live in ZIP code 11436, in 6,568 households, at 28,229.3 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 11436?

$88,047 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11436?

The closest are 11437 (0 mi), 11434 (1 mi), 11420 (1.1 mi), 11433 (1.6 mi) and 11419 (1.6 mi).

Is 11436 a PO Box ZIP code?

11436 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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