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11706

ZIP 11706 is Bay Shore, New York, in Suffolk County; area codes 631 and 934; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
68,976
Coordinates
40.7106, -73.2429
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Where 11706 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11706
  • 🔢 Type 11706 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOLII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,706 = 2 × 3 × 1951. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110110111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11705 (Bayport, NY, 10 mi away) and 11707 (West Babylon, NY, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11706 becomes 60711, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06117, 10167, 10176, 11760, 16017, 16107, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76110 in Fort Worth, TX, 1,439 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,332 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11706 and you would come out at 40.71°S, 106.76°E — 788 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 16.9 square miles of land, 11706 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population68,976This ZIP68,976
Households19,431This ZIP19,431
Housing units21,461This ZIP21,461
Median age36.6This ZIP36.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$119,603This ZIP$119,603New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$494,300This ZIP$494,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,025This ZIP$2,025New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.7%This ZIP26.7%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density4,073.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,073.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,735This ZIP1,735
Employees24,961This ZIP24,961
Annual payroll$1,604,407,000This ZIP$1,604,407,000
Tax returns filed34,590This ZIP34,590
Total adjusted gross income$2,460,791,000This ZIP$2,460,791,000

Land area

Land area16.93 sq miThis ZIP16.93 sq mi
Water area6.36 sq miThis ZIP6.36 sq mi

Other place names in 11706

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ZIP codes near 11706

ZIPCityDistance
11718 Brightwaters, NY 1.1 mi
11751 Islip, NY 2.0 mi
11795 West Islip, NY 2.8 mi
11730 East Islip, NY 3.3 mi
11739 Great River, NY 4.0 mi
11703 North Babylon, NY 4.6 mi
11752 Islip Terrace, NY 4.9 mi
11717 Brentwood, NY 5.1 mi
11729 Deer Park, NY 5.5 mi
11722 Central Islip, NY 5.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11706?

11706 is in Bay Shore, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7106, -73.2429.

What county is 11706 in?

11706 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11706?

Bay Shore uses area codes 631 and 934, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 11706 in?

11706 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11706?

About 68,976 people live in ZIP code 11706, in 19,431 households, at 4,073.9 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 11706?

$119,603 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11706?

The closest are 11718 (1.1 mi), 11751 (2 mi), 11795 (2.8 mi), 11730 (3.3 mi) and 11739 (4 mi).

Is 11706 a PO Box ZIP code?

11706 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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