11973
ZIP 11973 is Upton, 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
- 48
- Coordinates
- 40.8658, -72.8872
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Where 11973 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 11973 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELGII — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 11,973 = 3 × 13 × 307. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
10111011000101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11972 (Speonk, NY, 10 mi away) and 11975 (Wainscott, NY, 34 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 11973 becomes 37911, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11379, 11739, 11793, 11937, 17319, 17931, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93117 in Goleta, CA, 2,587 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
- 🎯1,350 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11973 and you would come out at 40.87°S, 107.11°E — 784 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
- 📏 At 2.4 square miles of land, 11973 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 48This ZIP48 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 58This ZIP58 |
| Median age | 20.8This ZIP20.8New York39.8US 38.9 |
| Population density | 19.9 / sq miThis ZIP19.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 5This ZIP5 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 2,693This ZIP2,693 |
| Annual payroll | $324,832,000This ZIP$324,832,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2.41 sq miThis ZIP2.41 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 11973
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
11961 | Ridge, NY | 2.6 mi |
11980 | Yaphank, NY | 3.1 mi |
11953 | Middle Island, NY | 3.8 mi |
11949 | Manorville, NY | 4.3 mi |
11967 | Shirley, NY | 4.5 mi |
11950 | Mastic, NY | 4.6 mi |
11955 | Moriches, NY | 4.9 mi |
11763 | Medford, NY | 5.7 mi |
11786 | Shoreham, NY | 5.9 mi |
11727 | Coram, NY | 6.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 11973?
11973 is in Upton, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8658, -72.8872.
What county is 11973 in?
11973 lies in Suffolk County.
What area code is 11973?
Upton uses area codes 631 and 934, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 11973 in?
11973 uses America/New_York.
How many people live in 11973?
About 48 people live in ZIP code 11973, at 19.9 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 11973?
The closest are 11961 (2.6 mi), 11980 (3.1 mi), 11953 (3.8 mi), 11949 (4.3 mi) and 11967 (4.5 mi).
Is 11973 a PO Box ZIP code?
11973 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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