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11793

ZIP 11793 is Wantagh, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
32,349
Coordinates
40.6472, -73.5115
☼ Live from 11793 — Wantagh, NY

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Where 11793 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11793
  • 🔢 Type 11793 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGLII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,793 = 3 × 3931. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11792 (Wading River, NY, 42 mi away) and 11794 (Stony Brook, NY, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11793 becomes 39711, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11379, 11739, 11937, 11973, 17319, 17931, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93117 in Goleta, CA, 2,556 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,319 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11793 and you would come out at 40.65°S, 106.49°E — 795 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 9.9 square miles of land, 11793 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,349This ZIP32,349
Households10,492This ZIP10,492
Housing units10,827This ZIP10,827
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$167,068This ZIP$167,068New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$659,500This ZIP$659,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,222This ZIP$2,222New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.5%This ZIP50.5%
Mean commute35.0 minThis ZIP35.0 min
Population density3,281.8 / sq miThis ZIP3,281.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments838This ZIP838
Employees6,145This ZIP6,145
Annual payroll$318,578,000This ZIP$318,578,000
Tax returns filed16,940This ZIP16,940
Total adjusted gross income$2,126,333,000This ZIP$2,126,333,000

Land area

Land area9.86 sq miThis ZIP9.86 sq mi
Water area1.84 sq miThis ZIP1.84 sq mi

Other place names in 11793

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ZIP codes near 11793

ZIPCityDistance
11710 Bellmore, NY 2.1 mi
11783 Seaford, NY 2.4 mi
11566 Merrick, NY 2.6 mi
11758 Massapequa, NY 2.9 mi
11520 Freeport, NY 3.8 mi
11762 Massapequa Park, NY 4.2 mi
11575 Roosevelt, NY 4.5 mi
11510 Baldwin, NY 5.0 mi
11569 Point Lookout, NY 5.3 mi
11756 Levittown, NY 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11793?

11793 is in Wantagh, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6472, -73.5115.

What county is 11793 in?

11793 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11793?

Wantagh uses area codes 516 and 363, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 11793 in?

11793 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11793?

About 32,349 people live in ZIP code 11793, in 10,492 households, at 3,281.8 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 11793?

$167,068 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11793?

The closest are 11710 (2.1 mi), 11783 (2.4 mi), 11566 (2.6 mi), 11758 (2.9 mi) and 11520 (3.8 mi).

Is 11793 a PO Box ZIP code?

11793 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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