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11957

ZIP 11957 is Orient, New York, in Suffolk County; area code 631; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
1,121
Coordinates
41.2030, -72.1171
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Where 11957 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11957
  • 🔢 Type 11957 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSGII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,957 = 11 × 1087. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11956 (New Suffolk, NY, 24 mi away) and 11958 (Peconic, NY, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11957 becomes 75911, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11579, 11795, 11975, 17519, 17951, 19175, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95117 in San Jose, CA, 2,644 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,388 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11957 and you would come out at 41.20°S, 107.88°E — 777 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 6.5 square miles of land, 11957 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,121This ZIP1,121
Households614This ZIP614
Housing units1,172This ZIP1,172
Median age64.1This ZIP64.1New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$94,261This ZIP$94,261New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$973,700This ZIP$973,700New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher56.5%This ZIP56.5%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density173.2 / sq miThis ZIP173.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees177This ZIP177
Annual payroll$16,988,000This ZIP$16,988,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$118,187,000This ZIP$118,187,000

Land area

Land area6.47 sq miThis ZIP6.47 sq mi
Water area15.38 sq miThis ZIP15.38 sq mi

Other place names in 11957

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ZIP codes near 11957

ZIPCityDistance
06376 South Lyme, CT 9.5 mi
06357 Niantic, CT 9.5 mi
06320 New London, CT 10.1 mi
06390 Fishers Island, NY 11.1 mi
06385 Waterford, CT 11.2 mi
06340 Groton, CT 11.2 mi
11939 East Marion, NY 11.4 mi
06388 West Mystic, CT 12.2 mi
11965 Shelter Island Heights, NY 12.8 mi
06355 Mystic, CT 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11957?

11957 is in Orient, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2030, -72.1171.

What county is 11957 in?

11957 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11957?

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

What time zone is 11957 in?

11957 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11957?

About 1,121 people live in ZIP code 11957, in 614 households, at 173.2 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 11957?

$94,261 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11957?

The closest are 06376 (9.5 mi), 06357 (9.5 mi), 06320 (10.1 mi), 06390 (11.1 mi) and 06385 (11.2 mi).

Is 11957 a PO Box ZIP code?

11957 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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