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11786

ZIP 11786 is Shoreham, New York, in Suffolk County; area codes 631 and 934; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
6,459
Coordinates
40.9514, -72.8884
☼ Live from 11786 — Shoreham, NY

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Where 11786 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11786
  • 🔢 Type 11786 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gBLII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,786 = 2 × 71 × 83. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11784 (Selden, NY, 10 mi away) and 11787 (Smithtown, NY, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11786 becomes 68711 — and that is a real ZIP code: Amelia, NE, 1,349 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11768, 16871, 17861, 18617, 61817, 61871, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87116 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,866 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,349 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11786 and you would come out at 40.95°S, 107.11°E — 788 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 4.8 square miles of land, 11786 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,459This ZIP6,459
Households1,945This ZIP1,945
Housing units2,012This ZIP2,012
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$163,466This ZIP$163,466New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$604,700This ZIP$604,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,809This ZIP$1,809New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.8%This ZIP47.8%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density1,332.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,332.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments133This ZIP133
Employees830This ZIP830
Annual payroll$42,307,000This ZIP$42,307,000
Tax returns filed3,270This ZIP3,270
Total adjusted gross income$413,946,000This ZIP$413,946,000

Land area

Land area4.85 sq miThis ZIP4.85 sq mi
Water area1.65 sq miThis ZIP1.65 sq mi

Other place names in 11786

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

ZIP codes near 11786

ZIPCityDistance
11778 Rocky Point, NY 2.6 mi
11792 Wading River, NY 3.3 mi
11961 Ridge, NY 3.3 mi
11789 Sound Beach, NY 4.4 mi
11764 Miller Place, NY 4.7 mi
11953 Middle Island, NY 5.2 mi
11973 Upton, NY 5.9 mi
11933 Calverton, NY 6.4 mi
11766 Mount Sinai, NY 6.8 mi
11949 Manorville, NY 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11786?

11786 is in Shoreham, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9514, -72.8884.

What county is 11786 in?

11786 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11786?

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

What time zone is 11786 in?

11786 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11786?

About 6,459 people live in ZIP code 11786, in 1,945 households, at 1,332.6 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 11786?

$163,466 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11786?

The closest are 11778 (2.6 mi), 11792 (3.3 mi), 11961 (3.3 mi), 11789 (4.4 mi) and 11764 (4.7 mi).

Is 11786 a PO Box ZIP code?

11786 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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