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11964

ZIP 11964 is Shelter Island, New York, in Suffolk County; area code 631; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
2,906
Coordinates
41.0495, -72.3023
☼ Live from 11964 — Shelter Island, NY

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Where 11964 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11964
  • 🔢 Type 11964 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgGII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,964 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 997. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111010111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11963 (Sag Harbor, NY, 3 mi away) and 11965 (Shelter Island Heights, NY, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11964 becomes 46911 — and that is a real ZIP code: Amboy, IN, 713 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11694, 11946, 14169, 14619, 16914, 16941, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96411 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,467 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 94%.
  • 🎯1,379 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11964 and you would come out at 41.05°S, 107.70°E — 774 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 9.4 square miles of land, 11964 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,906This ZIP2,906
Households1,087This ZIP1,087
Housing units2,685This ZIP2,685
Median age43.6This ZIP43.6New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$134,620This ZIP$134,620New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$1,078,500This ZIP$1,078,500New York$423,800US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher60.9%This ZIP60.9%
Mean commute36.4 minThis ZIP36.4 min
Population density310.0 / sq miThis ZIP310.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments97This ZIP97
Employees466This ZIP466
Annual payroll$36,425,000This ZIP$36,425,000

Land area

Land area9.38 sq miThis ZIP9.38 sq mi
Water area5.99 sq miThis ZIP5.99 sq mi

Other place names in 11964

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ZIP codes near 11964

ZIPCityDistance
11965 Shelter Island Heights, NY 2.3 mi
11963 Sag Harbor, NY 3.4 mi
11944 Greenport, NY 5.2 mi
11939 East Marion, NY 6.2 mi
11937 East Hampton, NY 6.6 mi
11971 Southold, NY 6.7 mi
11975 Wainscott, NY 7.5 mi
11962 Sagaponack, NY 8.4 mi
11958 Peconic, NY 8.5 mi
11932 Bridgehampton, NY 8.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11964?

11964 is in Shelter Island, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0495, -72.3023.

What county is 11964 in?

11964 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11964?

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

What time zone is 11964 in?

11964 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11964?

About 2,906 people live in ZIP code 11964, in 1,087 households, at 310.0 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 11964?

$134,620 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11964?

The closest are 11965 (2.3 mi), 11963 (3.4 mi), 11944 (5.2 mi), 11939 (6.2 mi) and 11937 (6.6 mi).

Is 11964 a PO Box ZIP code?

11964 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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