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11797

ZIP 11797 is Woodbury, New York, in Nassau County; area codes 516 and 363; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Nassau
Population
9,402
Coordinates
40.8202, -73.4724
☼ Live from 11797 — Woodbury, NY

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Where 11797 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11797
  • 🔢 Type 11797 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGLII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,797 = 47 × 251. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111000010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11796 (West Sayville, NY, 20 mi away) and 11798 (Wyandanch, NY, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11797 becomes 79711 — and that is a real ZIP code: Midland, TX, 1,694 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11779, 11977, 19177, 19717, 71971, 79117, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97117 in Gales Creek, OR, 2,491 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 92%.
  • 🎯1,320 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11797 and you would come out at 40.82°S, 106.53°E — 802 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 5.1 square miles of land, 11797 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,402This ZIP9,402
Households3,176This ZIP3,176
Housing units3,240This ZIP3,240
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$192,609This ZIP$192,609New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$1,007,000This ZIP$1,007,000New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,321This ZIP$3,321New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher66.2%This ZIP66.2%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density1,845.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,845.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments734This ZIP734
Employees13,628This ZIP13,628
Annual payroll$1,157,669,000This ZIP$1,157,669,000
Tax returns filed4,810This ZIP4,810
Total adjusted gross income$2,401,012,000This ZIP$2,401,012,000

Land area

Land area5.10 sq miThis ZIP5.10 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 11797

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ZIP codes near 11797

ZIPCityDistance
11773 Syosset, NY 1.6 mi
11791 Syosset, NY 1.7 mi
11803 Plainview, NY 2.7 mi
11724 Cold Spring Harbor, NY 3.2 mi
11760 Melville, NY 3.5 mi
11775 Melville, NY 3.5 mi
11732 East Norwich, NY 3.8 mi
11853 Jericho, NY 4.0 mi
11747 Melville, NY 4.2 mi
11753 Jericho, NY 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11797?

11797 is in Woodbury, New York, in Nassau County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8202, -73.4724.

What county is 11797 in?

11797 lies in Nassau County.

What area code is 11797?

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

What time zone is 11797 in?

11797 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11797?

About 9,402 people live in ZIP code 11797, in 3,176 households, at 1,845.0 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 11797?

$192,609 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11797?

The closest are 11773 (1.6 mi), 11791 (1.7 mi), 11803 (2.7 mi), 11724 (3.2 mi) and 11760 (3.5 mi).

Is 11797 a PO Box ZIP code?

11797 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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