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11942

ZIP 11942 is East Quogue, New York, in Suffolk County; area code 631; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
5,406
Coordinates
40.8486, -72.5722
☼ Live from 11942 — East Quogue, NY

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Where 11942 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11942
  • 🔢 Type 11942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,942 = 2 × 7 × 853. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11941 (Eastport, NY, 8 mi away) and 11944 (Greenport, NY, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11942 becomes 24911, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11249, 11429, 12149, 12194, 12419, 12491, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94121 in San Francisco, CA, 2,641 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,366 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11942 and you would come out at 40.85°S, 107.43°E — 772 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 8.5 square miles of land, 11942 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,406This ZIP5,406
Households2,198This ZIP2,198
Housing units3,423This ZIP3,423
Median age54.5This ZIP54.5New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$93,710This ZIP$93,710New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$844,100This ZIP$844,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,327This ZIP$2,327New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher49.5%This ZIP49.5%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density637.0 / sq miThis ZIP637.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments170This ZIP170
Employees1,094This ZIP1,094
Annual payroll$55,967,000This ZIP$55,967,000
Tax returns filed2,710This ZIP2,710
Total adjusted gross income$424,313,000This ZIP$424,313,000

Land area

Land area8.49 sq miThis ZIP8.49 sq mi
Water area3.40 sq miThis ZIP3.40 sq mi

Other place names in 11942

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ZIP codes near 11942

ZIPCityDistance
11959 Quogue, NY 2.3 mi
11946 Hampton Bays, NY 3.0 mi
11978 Westhampton Beach, NY 3.8 mi
11977 Westhampton, NY 5.8 mi
11931 Aquebogue, NY 6.4 mi
11970 South Jamesport, NY 6.5 mi
11947 Jamesport, NY 6.5 mi
11901 Riverhead, NY 6.8 mi
11972 Speonk, NY 6.9 mi
11960 Remsenburg, NY 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11942?

11942 is in East Quogue, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8486, -72.5722.

What county is 11942 in?

11942 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11942?

East Quogue uses area code 631, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 11942 in?

11942 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11942?

About 5,406 people live in ZIP code 11942, in 2,198 households, at 637.0 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 11942?

$93,710 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11942?

The closest are 11959 (2.3 mi), 11946 (3 mi), 11978 (3.8 mi), 11977 (5.8 mi) and 11931 (6.4 mi).

Is 11942 a PO Box ZIP code?

11942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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