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11788

ZIP 11788 is Hauppauge, New York, in Suffolk County; area codes 631 and 934; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
17,374
Coordinates
40.8181, -73.2132
☼ Live from 11788 — Hauppauge, NY

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Where 11788 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11788
  • 🔢 Type 11788 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBLII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,788 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 421. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11787 (Smithtown, NY, 2 mi away) and 11789 (Sound Beach, NY, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11788 becomes 88711, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17881, 18817, 78118, 87181). The farthest-flung twin is 87181 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,855 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,333 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11788 and you would come out at 40.82°S, 106.79°E — 793 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 8.6 square miles of land, 11788 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,374This ZIP17,374
Households5,613This ZIP5,613
Housing units5,847This ZIP5,847
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$149,726This ZIP$149,726New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$653,900This ZIP$653,900New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,659This ZIP$2,659New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.5%This ZIP50.5%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density2,019.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,019.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,490This ZIP1,490
Employees38,054This ZIP38,054
Annual payroll$2,956,697,000This ZIP$2,956,697,000
Tax returns filed8,930This ZIP8,930
Total adjusted gross income$1,120,940,000This ZIP$1,120,940,000

Land area

Land area8.60 sq miThis ZIP8.60 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 11788

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ZIP codes near 11788

ZIPCityDistance
11749 Islandia, NY 2.4 mi
11787 Smithtown, NY 2.4 mi
11722 Central Islip, NY 2.5 mi
11717 Brentwood, NY 3.1 mi
11725 Commack, NY 3.9 mi
11767 Nesconset, NY 4.1 mi
11752 Islip Terrace, NY 4.6 mi
11716 Bohemia, NY 5.0 mi
11754 Kings Park, NY 5.0 mi
11779 Ronkonkoma, NY 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11788?

11788 is in Hauppauge, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8181, -73.2132.

What county is 11788 in?

11788 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11788?

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

What time zone is 11788 in?

11788 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11788?

About 17,374 people live in ZIP code 11788, in 5,613 households, at 2,019.3 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 11788?

$149,726 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11788?

The closest are 11749 (2.4 mi), 11787 (2.4 mi), 11722 (2.5 mi), 11717 (3.1 mi) and 11725 (3.9 mi).

Is 11788 a PO Box ZIP code?

11788 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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