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11691

ZIP 11691 is in Far Rockaway, New York, in Queens County; area codes 347, 718, 929 and 917; Eastern time. Far Rockaway has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 11690, 11693 and 11695.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Queens
Population
69,359
Coordinates
40.6021, -73.7618
☼ Live from 11691 — Far Rockaway, NY

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Where 11691 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11691
  • 🔢 Type 11691 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGgII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,691 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 433. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11690 (Far Rockaway, NY, 0 mi away) and 11692 (Arverne, NY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11691 becomes 19611 — and that is a real ZIP code: Reading, PA, 116 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11961, 16911, 19116, 19161, 19611, 61911, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91611 in North Hollywood, CA, 2,463 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 91%.
  • 🎯1,306 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11691 and you would come out at 40.60°S, 106.24°E — 802 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 11691 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population69,359This ZIP69,359
Households23,039This ZIP23,039
Housing units24,072This ZIP24,072
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$56,135This ZIP$56,135New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$677,000This ZIP$677,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,425This ZIP$1,425New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%This ZIP24.7%
Mean commute43.3 minThis ZIP43.3 min
Population density25,851.3 / sq miThis ZIP25,851.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments574This ZIP574
Employees12,827This ZIP12,827
Annual payroll$627,947,000This ZIP$627,947,000
Tax returns filed23,350This ZIP23,350
Total adjusted gross income$1,229,985,000This ZIP$1,229,985,000

Land area

Land area2.68 sq miThis ZIP2.68 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 11691

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ZIP codes near 11691

ZIPCityDistance
11690 Far Rockaway, NY 0.4 mi
11096 Inwood, NY 1.4 mi
11692 Arverne, NY 1.7 mi
11509 Atlantic Beach, NY 2.0 mi
11516 Cedarhurst, NY 2.5 mi
11559 Lawrence, NY 2.5 mi
11693 Far Rockaway, NY 2.6 mi
11598 Woodmere, NY 3.3 mi
11430 Jamaica, NY 3.4 mi
11581 Valley Stream, NY 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11691?

11691 is in Far Rockaway, New York, in Queens County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6021, -73.7618.

What county is 11691 in?

11691 lies in Queens County.

What area code is 11691?

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

What time zone is 11691 in?

11691 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11691?

About 69,359 people live in ZIP code 11691, in 23,039 households, at 25,851.3 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 11691?

$56,135 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11691?

The closest are 11690 (0.4 mi), 11096 (1.4 mi), 11692 (1.7 mi), 11509 (2 mi) and 11516 (2.5 mi).

Is 11691 a PO Box ZIP code?

11691 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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