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11739

ZIP 11739 is Great River, New York, in Suffolk County; area codes 631 and 934; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
1,225
Coordinates
40.7106, -73.1657
☼ Live from 11739 — Great River, NY

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Where 11739 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11739
  • 🔢 Type 11739 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GELII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,739 = 3 × 7 × 13 × 43. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10110111011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11738 (Farmingville, NY, 11 mi away) and 11740 (Greenlawn, NY, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11739 becomes 93711 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fresno, CA, 2,499 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11379, 11793, 11937, 11973, 17319, 17931, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93117 in Goleta, CA, 2,573 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,337 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11739 and you would come out at 40.71°S, 106.83°E — 786 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 3.6 square miles of land, 11739 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,225This ZIP1,225
Households472This ZIP472
Housing units520This ZIP520
Median age52.5This ZIP52.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$164,286This ZIP$164,286New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$853,100This ZIP$853,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher61.9%This ZIP61.9%
Mean commute35.5 minThis ZIP35.5 min
Population density344.8 / sq miThis ZIP344.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees1,418This ZIP1,418
Annual payroll$95,036,000This ZIP$95,036,000

Land area

Land area3.55 sq miThis ZIP3.55 sq mi
Water area1.57 sq miThis ZIP1.57 sq mi

Other place names in 11739

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 11739

ZIPCityDistance
11730 East Islip, NY 1.5 mi
11769 Oakdale, NY 2.7 mi
11751 Islip, NY 2.9 mi
11752 Islip Terrace, NY 3.3 mi
11796 West Sayville, NY 3.8 mi
11706 Bay Shore, NY 4.0 mi
11770 Ocean Beach, NY 4.4 mi
11782 Sayville, NY 4.8 mi
11716 Bohemia, NY 4.9 mi
11718 Brightwaters, NY 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11739?

11739 is in Great River, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7106, -73.1657.

What county is 11739 in?

11739 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11739?

Great River uses area codes 631 and 934, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 11739 in?

11739 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11739?

About 1,225 people live in ZIP code 11739, in 472 households, at 344.8 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 11739?

$164,286 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11739?

The closest are 11730 (1.5 mi), 11769 (2.7 mi), 11751 (2.9 mi), 11752 (3.3 mi) and 11796 (3.8 mi).

Is 11739 a PO Box ZIP code?

11739 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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