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ZIP Code 11739: Great River, NY

ZIP code 11739 is in Great River, New York, entirely in Suffolk County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,200 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $164,286 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2024
  • ZBP2023
1national area: New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania
117sectional center: Mid-Island, NY (SCF 117)
39delivery area within it
Town
Great River · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Great River census-designated place
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
House district
NY-2 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
3.6 sq mi · 345 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 11739?

11739 centers on 40.711°, -73.166° and covers 3.6 square miles of land plus 1.6 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 11730, 11769.

11730 · East Islip11769 · Oakdale11739 · Great River (this ZIP)11739117301176911730 · East Islip11769 · Oakdale11739 · Great River (this ZIP)11739117301176911730 · East Islip11769 · Oakdale11739 · Great River (this ZIP)117391173011769
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 11739 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 11739, 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 11739 compare with the rest of Suffolk County?

Rank of 11739 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)
Measure11739In Suffolk CountyIn NY
People (ACS 2020-2024)1,22587th of 1081,226th of 1,826
Median household income$164knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$853k14th of 88119th of 1,172

11739's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$71,769) is more than a quarter of the figure ($164,286). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 68% of 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 11739?

The 2020 Census counted 1,385 people in 11739; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,225. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
1,225±239 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
1,385
Households
472
Median age
52.5

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 11739?

Of the 1,225 people the ACS estimates in 11739, 14.6% are under 18 and 26.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (80.8%), then Hispanic or Latino (14.9%).

  • Under 1814.6%
  • 18 to 6459.1%
  • 65 and older26.3%
Age of the people of 11739 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic80.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino14.9%
  • Asian, not Hispanic2.8%
  • Other or two or more1.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 11739 (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 11739 earn?

Median household income is $164,286 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$164,286±$71,769
Income per person
$70,270
Below the poverty line
0.0%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
4.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
61.9%

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 11739?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$853,100
Median gross rent
–
Homes owned by their occupants
96.2%
Housing units
520
0 100 200 300 400 19922000201020202024 0 100 200 300 400 19922000201020202024 0 100 200 300 400 19922000201020202024
Index = 100 in 1992, the first year FHFA reports for 11739; 2024: 408.9. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 11739 stops in 2024: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

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 11739?

41 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction8
  • Accommodation and food services8
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services6
  • Other services (except public administration)3

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 11739?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 11739, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
11730East Islip14,247$146k1.5 mi
11769Oakdale8,935$124k2.7 mi
11751Islip13,726$117k2.9 mi (near)
11752Islip Terrace9,204$152k3.3 mi (near)
11796West Sayville3,560$174k3.8 mi (near)
11706Bay Shore68,976$120k4.0 mi (near)
11770Ocean Beach77$124k4.4 mi (near)
11782Sayville14,405$148k4.8 mi (near)

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