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ZIP Code 11733: East Setauket, NY

ZIP code 11733 uses the postal name East Setauket, New York and lies entirely in Suffolk County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 18,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $173,281 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in East Setauket (48%), Setauket (20%), Old Field (18%), Port Jefferson Station (6%) and Poquott (4%), and 5% in smaller places.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania
117sectional center: Mid-Island, NY (SCF 117)
33delivery area within it
Town
East Setauket · its only residential ZIP
Census places
East Setauket (48%) census-designated place; Setauket (20%) census-designated place; Old Field (18%); Port Jefferson Station (6%) census-designated place
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
House district
NY-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
11.7 sq mi · 1,512 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 11733?

11733 centers on 40.940°, -73.113° and covers 11.7 square miles of land plus 4.5 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 11790, 11777, 11776, 11720.

11720 · Centereach11776 · Port Jefferson Station11777 · Port Jefferson11790 · Stony Brook11733 · East Setauket (this ZIP)117331179011720117761177711720 · Centereach11776 · Port Jefferson Station11777 · Port Jefferson11790 · Stony Brook11733 · East Setauket (this ZIP)117331179011720117761177711720 · Centereach11776 · Port Jefferson Station11777 · Port Jefferson11790 · Stony Brook11733 · East Setauket (this ZIP)1173311790117201177611777
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 11733 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 11733, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 11733 compare with the rest of Suffolk County?

Rank of 11733 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure11733In Suffolk CountyIn NY
People (ACS 2020-2024)17,75230th of 108362nd of 1,826
Median household income$173k7th of 8154th of 1,081
Median home value$683k28th of 88202nd of 1,172

Its median household income is higher than in 98% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 82% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 11733?

The 2020 Census counted 17,967 people in 11733; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 17,752. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 5.2% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
17,752
2020 Census count
17,967−5.2% since 2010 (18,949)
Households
6,137
Median age
44.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 11733?

Of the 17,752 people the ACS estimates in 11733, 22.4% are under 18 and 21.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (77.5%).

  • Under 1822.4%
  • 18 to 6456.4%
  • 65 and older21.2%
Age of the people of 11733 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic77.5%
  • Asian, not Hispanic8.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino7.4%
  • Other or two or more4.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic1.8%
Race and Hispanic origin in 11733 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 11733 earn?

Median household income is $173,281 (ACS 2020-2024), the 7th highest of the 81 ranked ZIP codes in Suffolk County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($190,742 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$173,281±$23,624
Income per person
$80,855
Below the poverty line
4.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
62.2%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$360,8649,020 returns; wages 52% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 11733?

FHFA's house price index for 11733, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 75% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 53% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +6.0% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$683,400
Median gross rent
$2,411
Homes owned by their occupants
85.0%
Housing units
6,642
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Index = 100 in 1979, the first year FHFA reports for 11733; 2025: 1352.3. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 11733?

665 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 17 more than in 2018; the most are in health care and social assistance (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Health care and social assistance132
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services98
  • Construction63
  • Other services (except public administration)63
  • Retail trade57
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services44

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 11733?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 11733, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
11790Stony Brook21,074$171k2.4 mi
11777Port Jefferson9,396$151k2.6 mi
11776Port Jefferson Station22,808$121k4.0 mi
11720Centereach29,292$135k5.1 mi
11794Stony Brook831–1.6 mi (near)
11780Saint James15,018$145k3.7 mi (near)
11766Mount Sinai10,750$153k4.9 mi (near)
11755Lake Grove12,144$119k5.7 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.