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11779

ZIP 11779 is Ronkonkoma, New York, in Suffolk County; area codes 631 and 934; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
38,206
Coordinates
40.8130, -73.1145
☼ Live from 11779 — Ronkonkoma, NY

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Where 11779 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11779
  • 🔢 Type 11779 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLLII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 11779 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11778 (Rocky Point, NY, 13 mi away) and 11780 (Saint James, NY, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11779 becomes 97711 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ashwood, OR, 2,393 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11797, 11977, 19177, 19717, 71971, 79117, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97117 in Gales Creek, OR, 2,509 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,338 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11779 and you would come out at 40.81°S, 106.89°E — 789 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 12.5 square miles of land, 11779 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,206This ZIP38,206
Households13,215This ZIP13,215
Housing units14,141This ZIP14,141
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$112,180This ZIP$112,180New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$487,300This ZIP$487,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,227This ZIP$2,227New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%This ZIP30.6%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density3,063.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,063.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,471This ZIP1,471
Employees21,220This ZIP21,220
Annual payroll$1,380,735,000This ZIP$1,380,735,000
Tax returns filed20,380This ZIP20,380
Total adjusted gross income$1,803,539,000This ZIP$1,803,539,000

Land area

Land area12.47 sq miThis ZIP12.47 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 11779

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ZIP codes near 11779

ZIPCityDistance
11741 Holbrook, NY 2.6 mi
11716 Bohemia, NY 2.7 mi
11767 Nesconset, NY 2.9 mi
11749 Islandia, NY 3.0 mi
11755 Lake Grove, NY 3.1 mi
00501 Holtsville, NY 3.6 mi
00544 Holtsville, NY 3.6 mi
11742 Holtsville, NY 3.8 mi
11720 Centereach, NY 4.3 mi
11738 Farmingville, NY 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11779?

11779 is in Ronkonkoma, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8130, -73.1145.

What county is 11779 in?

11779 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11779?

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

What time zone is 11779 in?

11779 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11779?

About 38,206 people live in ZIP code 11779, in 13,215 households, at 3,063.8 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 11779?

$112,180 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11779?

The closest are 11741 (2.6 mi), 11716 (2.7 mi), 11767 (2.9 mi), 11749 (3 mi) and 11755 (3.1 mi).

Is 11779 a PO Box ZIP code?

11779 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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