Water Mill, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Water Mill, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,565. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet WATER-MILL-NY · Water Mill, NY 1 ZIPs · 1,565 pop · #381/25278 · Suffolk County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-TOP

  • INC-TOP $180,250
  • RANK-TOP #381/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Huntington
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 93% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,565
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-TOP $2,000,001

Nearest income peer: Huntington, NY (+ $2,937 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Water Mill

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Water Mill on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

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Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Water Mill, NY sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 2%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,565
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$180,250
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $180,250 and home value $2,000,000+ should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 73.0%.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (93.2%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

Within New York, Shrub Oak is the closest lower-income city and Glen Head the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Water Mill.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 11976, is all of Water Mill

There is no split to weigh here: 11976 holds every one of Water Mill's 1,565 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Water Mill's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 170 establishments, 1,097 employees , annual payroll $88,732k (~109 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 11976 (170 units) ; leading NAICS Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (28) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Construction .

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ZIP Codes in Water Mill, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Suffolk County, which covers 107 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Water Mill. See the Suffolk County roll-up →

No other city sharing Suffolk County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Water Mill. Huntington Station, Bay Shore and Lindenhurst sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Patchogue marks the far end of that range at $105,245, 42% below Water Mill.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
11976 1,565 $180,250 170 49

Water Mill roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Water Mill, .