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11980

ZIP 11980 is Yaphank, New York, in Suffolk County; area codes 631 and 934; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/New_York
County
Suffolk
Population
5,855
Coordinates
40.8317, -72.9248
☼ Live from 11980 — Yaphank, NY

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Where 11980 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 11980
  • 🔢 Type 11980 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBGII — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 11,980 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 599. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 10111011001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 11978 (Westhampton Beach, NY, 15 mi away) and 12007 (Alcove, NY, 127 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 11980 becomes 08911, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09811, 10918, 10981, 18091, 18109, 18901, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09811 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,317 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 93%.
  • 🎯1,348 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 11980 and you would come out at 40.83°S, 107.08°E — 783 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 12.0 square miles of land, 11980 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,855This ZIP5,855
Households2,574This ZIP2,574
Housing units2,632This ZIP2,632
Median age38.9This ZIP38.9New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$102,600This ZIP$102,600New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$450,100This ZIP$450,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,955This ZIP$2,955New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%This ZIP38.7%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density486.5 / sq miThis ZIP486.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments213This ZIP213
Employees4,113This ZIP4,113
Annual payroll$305,536,000This ZIP$305,536,000
Tax returns filed3,170This ZIP3,170
Total adjusted gross income$301,886,000This ZIP$301,886,000

Land area

Land area12.03 sq miThis ZIP12.03 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 11980

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ZIP codes near 11980

ZIPCityDistance
11763 Medford, NY 3.0 mi
11973 Upton, NY 3.1 mi
11967 Shirley, NY 3.2 mi
11713 Bellport, NY 3.8 mi
11719 Brookhaven, NY 3.9 mi
11953 Middle Island, NY 4.4 mi
11950 Mastic, NY 4.4 mi
11727 Coram, NY 5.3 mi
11961 Ridge, NY 5.4 mi
11955 Moriches, NY 5.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 11980?

11980 is in Yaphank, New York, in Suffolk County, part of the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8317, -72.9248.

What county is 11980 in?

11980 lies in Suffolk County.

What area code is 11980?

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

What time zone is 11980 in?

11980 uses America/New_York.

How many people live in 11980?

About 5,855 people live in ZIP code 11980, in 2,574 households, at 486.5 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 11980?

$102,600 a year, against $85,974 across New York.

What ZIP codes are near 11980?

The closest are 11763 (3 mi), 11973 (3.1 mi), 11967 (3.2 mi), 11713 (3.8 mi) and 11719 (3.9 mi).

Is 11980 a PO Box ZIP code?

11980 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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