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11953

ZIP 11953 is Middle Island, New York, in Suffolk County; area codes 631 and 934; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
12,846
Coordinates
40.8925, -72.9512
☼ Live from 11953 — Middle Island, NY

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Where 11953 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11953
  • 🔢 Type 11953 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESGII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 11953 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11952 (Mattituck, NY, 22 mi away) and 11954 (Montauk, NY, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11953 becomes 35911, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11359, 11935, 13159, 15139, 15931, 19135, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95113 in San Jose, CA, 2,601 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,346 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11953 and you would come out at 40.89°S, 107.05°E — 788 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 10.3 square miles of land, 11953 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,846This ZIP12,846
Households5,339This ZIP5,339
Housing units5,718This ZIP5,718
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$86,206This ZIP$86,206New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$397,800This ZIP$397,800New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,054This ZIP$2,054New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.7%This ZIP32.7%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density1,245.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,245.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments254This ZIP254
Employees2,563This ZIP2,563
Annual payroll$123,091,000This ZIP$123,091,000
Tax returns filed7,130This ZIP7,130
Total adjusted gross income$522,193,000This ZIP$522,193,000

Land area

Land area10.31 sq miThis ZIP10.31 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 11953

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 11953

ZIPCityDistance
11764 Miller Place, NY 2.8 mi
11727 Coram, NY 2.9 mi
11961 Ridge, NY 3.5 mi
11973 Upton, NY 3.8 mi
11778 Rocky Point, NY 3.9 mi
11980 Yaphank, NY 4.4 mi
11766 Mount Sinai, NY 4.8 mi
11789 Sound Beach, NY 4.9 mi
11763 Medford, NY 4.9 mi
11784 Selden, NY 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11953?

11953 is in Middle Island, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8925, -72.9512.

What county is 11953 in?

11953 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11953?

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

What time zone is 11953 in?

11953 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11953?

About 12,846 people live in ZIP code 11953, in 5,339 households, at 1,245.5 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 11953?

$86,206 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11953?

The closest are 11764 (2.8 mi), 11727 (2.9 mi), 11961 (3.5 mi), 11973 (3.8 mi) and 11778 (3.9 mi).

Is 11953 a PO Box ZIP code?

11953 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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