11947
ZIP 11947 is Jamesport, New York, in Suffolk County; area codes 631 and 934; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/New_York
- County
- Suffolk
- Metro area
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
- Population
- 148
- Coordinates
- 40.9430, -72.5819
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Where 11947 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 11947 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhGII — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 11,947 = 13 × 919. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111010101011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11946 (Hampton Bays, NY, 6 mi away) and 11948 (Laurel, NY, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 11947 becomes 74911, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11749, 11794, 14719, 17941, 19147, 19714, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94117 in San Francisco, CA, 2,637 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
- 🎯1,365 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11947 and you would come out at 40.94°S, 107.42°E — 778 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
- 📏 At 0.034 square miles of land, 11947 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 16 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 148This ZIP148 |
|---|---|
| Households | 47This ZIP47 |
| Housing units | 47This ZIP47 |
| Median age | 30.7This ZIP30.7New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 48.5%This ZIP48.5% |
| Population density | 4,352.9 / sq miThis ZIP4,352.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 50This ZIP50 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 230This ZIP230 |
| Annual payroll | $9,771,000This ZIP$9,771,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 11947
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 11947
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
11970 | South Jamesport, NY | 0.5 mi |
11948 | Laurel, NY | 2.1 mi |
11931 | Aquebogue, NY | 2.2 mi |
11901 | Riverhead, NY | 3.6 mi |
11952 | Mattituck, NY | 4.4 mi |
11946 | Hampton Bays, NY | 6.4 mi |
11942 | East Quogue, NY | 6.5 mi |
11956 | New Suffolk, NY | 6.6 mi |
11935 | Cutchogue, NY | 7.3 mi |
11959 | Quogue, NY | 7.9 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 11947?
11947 is in Jamesport, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9430, -72.5819.
What county is 11947 in?
11947 lies in Suffolk County.
What area code is 11947?
Jamesport uses area codes 631 and 934, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 11947 in?
11947 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 11947?
About 148 people live in ZIP code 11947, in 47 households, at 4,352.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 11947?
The closest are 11970 (0.5 mi), 11948 (2.1 mi), 11931 (2.2 mi), 11901 (3.6 mi) and 11952 (4.4 mi).
Is 11947 a PO Box ZIP code?
11947 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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