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11948

ZIP 11948 is Laurel, New York, in Suffolk County; area codes 631 and 934; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
924
Coordinates
40.9607, -72.5499
☼ Live from 11948 — Laurel, NY

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Where 11948 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11948
  • 🔢 Type 11948 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhGII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,948 = 2 × 2 × 29 × 103. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11947 (Jamesport, NY, 2 mi away) and 11949 (Manorville, NY, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11948 becomes 84911, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14819, 14891, 18419, 18914, 19148, 19184, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94118 in San Francisco, CA, 2,639 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,367 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11948 and you would come out at 40.96°S, 107.45°E — 778 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 11948 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population924This ZIP924
Households364This ZIP364
Housing units704This ZIP704
Median age57.0This ZIP57.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$148,398This ZIP$148,398New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$880,100This ZIP$880,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher44.8%This ZIP44.8%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density329.5 / sq miThis ZIP329.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees177This ZIP177
Annual payroll$9,445,000This ZIP$9,445,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$85,301,000This ZIP$85,301,000

Land area

Land area2.80 sq miThis ZIP2.80 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 11948

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ZIP codes near 11948

ZIPCityDistance
11970 South Jamesport, NY 1.8 mi
11947 Jamesport, NY 2.1 mi
11952 Mattituck, NY 2.8 mi
11931 Aquebogue, NY 4.2 mi
11956 New Suffolk, NY 4.6 mi
11935 Cutchogue, NY 5.3 mi
11901 Riverhead, NY 5.6 mi
11946 Hampton Bays, NY 6.8 mi
11958 Peconic, NY 7.0 mi
11968 Southampton, NY 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11948?

11948 is in Laurel, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9607, -72.5499.

What county is 11948 in?

11948 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11948?

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

What time zone is 11948 in?

11948 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11948?

About 924 people live in ZIP code 11948, in 364 households, at 329.5 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 11948?

$148,398 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11948?

The closest are 11970 (1.8 mi), 11947 (2.1 mi), 11952 (2.8 mi), 11931 (4.2 mi) and 11956 (4.6 mi).

Is 11948 a PO Box ZIP code?

11948 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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