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11778

ZIP 11778 is Rocky Point, New York, in Suffolk County; area codes 631 and 934; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
12,390
Coordinates
40.9480, -72.9371
☼ Live from 11778 — Rocky Point, NY

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Where 11778 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11778
  • 🔢 Type 11778 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLLII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,778 = 2 × 3 × 13 × 151. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11777 (Port Jefferson, NY, 7 mi away) and 11779 (Ronkonkoma, NY, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11778 becomes 87711 — and that is a real ZIP code: Anton Chico, NM, 1,784 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11787, 78117, 78711, 87117, 87711). The farthest-flung twin is 87117 in Kirtland Afb, NM, 1,863 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,347 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11778 and you would come out at 40.95°S, 107.06°E — 790 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 6.7 square miles of land, 11778 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,390This ZIP12,390
Households4,592This ZIP4,592
Housing units4,953This ZIP4,953
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$126,349This ZIP$126,349New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$456,500This ZIP$456,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,324This ZIP$2,324New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.8%This ZIP36.8%
Mean commute36.8 minThis ZIP36.8 min
Population density1,838.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,838.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments343This ZIP343
Employees2,895This ZIP2,895
Annual payroll$119,664,000This ZIP$119,664,000
Tax returns filed6,540This ZIP6,540
Total adjusted gross income$586,117,000This ZIP$586,117,000

Land area

Land area6.74 sq miThis ZIP6.74 sq mi
Water area1.33 sq miThis ZIP1.33 sq mi

Other place names in 11778

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ZIP codes near 11778

ZIPCityDistance
11789 Sound Beach, NY 2.0 mi
11764 Miller Place, NY 2.3 mi
11786 Shoreham, NY 2.6 mi
11953 Middle Island, NY 3.9 mi
11961 Ridge, NY 4.1 mi
11766 Mount Sinai, NY 4.3 mi
11727 Coram, NY 5.8 mi
11792 Wading River, NY 5.8 mi
11776 Port Jefferson Station, NY 6.2 mi
11973 Upton, NY 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11778?

11778 is in Rocky Point, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9480, -72.9371.

What county is 11778 in?

11778 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11778?

Rocky Point uses area codes 631 and 934, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 11778 in?

11778 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11778?

About 12,390 people live in ZIP code 11778, in 4,592 households, at 1,838.0 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 11778?

$126,349 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11778?

The closest are 11789 (2 mi), 11764 (2.3 mi), 11786 (2.6 mi), 11953 (3.9 mi) and 11961 (4.1 mi).

Is 11778 a PO Box ZIP code?

11778 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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