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11792

ZIP 11792 is Wading River, New York, in Suffolk County; area codes 631 and 934; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
8,904
Coordinates
40.9550, -72.8256
☼ Live from 11792 — Wading River, NY

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Where 11792 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11792
  • 🔢 Type 11792 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZGLII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,792 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 67. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11791 (Syosset, NY, 36 mi away) and 11793 (Wantagh, NY, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11792 becomes 29711, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11729, 11972, 12197, 12719, 12791, 12917, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97112 in Cloverdale, OR, 2,549 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,353 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11792 and you would come out at 40.96°S, 107.17°E — 786 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 9.9 square miles of land, 11792 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,904This ZIP8,904
Households3,116This ZIP3,116
Housing units3,478This ZIP3,478
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$146,174This ZIP$146,174New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$597,300This ZIP$597,300New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher46.8%This ZIP46.8%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density900.3 / sq miThis ZIP900.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments233This ZIP233
Employees2,020This ZIP2,020
Annual payroll$95,881,000This ZIP$95,881,000
Tax returns filed4,440This ZIP4,440
Total adjusted gross income$578,577,000This ZIP$578,577,000

Land area

Land area9.89 sq miThis ZIP9.89 sq mi
Water area2.75 sq miThis ZIP2.75 sq mi

Other place names in 11792

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ZIP codes near 11792

ZIPCityDistance
11933 Calverton, NY 3.3 mi
11786 Shoreham, NY 3.3 mi
11961 Ridge, NY 4.7 mi
11778 Rocky Point, NY 5.8 mi
11949 Manorville, NY 6.2 mi
11973 Upton, NY 7.0 mi
11789 Sound Beach, NY 7.6 mi
11953 Middle Island, NY 7.9 mi
11764 Miller Place, NY 7.9 mi
11901 Riverhead, NY 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11792?

11792 is in Wading River, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9550, -72.8256.

What county is 11792 in?

11792 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11792?

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

What time zone is 11792 in?

11792 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11792?

About 8,904 people live in ZIP code 11792, in 3,116 households, at 900.3 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 11792?

$146,174 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11792?

The closest are 11933 (3.3 mi), 11786 (3.3 mi), 11961 (4.7 mi), 11778 (5.8 mi) and 11949 (6.2 mi).

Is 11792 a PO Box ZIP code?

11792 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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