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11738

ZIP 11738 is Farmingville, New York, in Suffolk County; area codes 516, 631 and 934; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
18,877
Coordinates
40.8378, -73.0377
☼ Live from 11738 — Farmingville, NY

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Where 11738 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11738
  • 🔢 Type 11738 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BELII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,738 = 2 × 5869. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110111011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11737 (Farmingdale, NY, 23 mi away) and 11739 (Great River, NY, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11738 becomes 83711 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boise, ID, 2,196 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11378, 11783, 17318, 17813, 17831, 18371, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83711 in Boise, ID, 2,196 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,342 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11738 and you would come out at 40.84°S, 106.96°E — 788 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 11738 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,877This ZIP18,877
Households5,105This ZIP5,105
Housing units5,549This ZIP5,549
Median age34.4This ZIP34.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$140,121This ZIP$140,121New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$484,700This ZIP$484,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,903This ZIP$2,903New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.7%This ZIP31.7%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density3,771.6 / sq miThis ZIP3,771.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments372This ZIP372
Employees3,566This ZIP3,566
Annual payroll$165,688,000This ZIP$165,688,000
Tax returns filed8,710This ZIP8,710
Total adjusted gross income$736,483,000This ZIP$736,483,000

Land area

Land area5.01 sq miThis ZIP5.01 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11738

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ZIP codes near 11738

ZIPCityDistance
00501 Holtsville, NY 1.6 mi
00544 Holtsville, NY 1.6 mi
11742 Holtsville, NY 1.9 mi
11784 Selden, NY 2.1 mi
11763 Medford, NY 3.0 mi
11720 Centereach, NY 3.2 mi
11727 Coram, NY 3.4 mi
11741 Holbrook, NY 3.4 mi
11755 Lake Grove, NY 4.4 mi
11779 Ronkonkoma, NY 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11738?

11738 is in Farmingville, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8378, -73.0377.

What county is 11738 in?

11738 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11738?

Farmingville uses area codes 516, 631 and 934, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 11738 in?

11738 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11738?

About 18,877 people live in ZIP code 11738, in 5,105 households, at 3,771.6 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 11738?

$140,121 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11738?

The closest are 00501 (1.6 mi), 00544 (1.6 mi), 11742 (1.9 mi), 11784 (2.1 mi) and 11763 (3 mi).

Is 11738 a PO Box ZIP code?

11738 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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