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ZIP Code 11948: Laurel, NY

ZIP code 11948 is in Laurel, New York, entirely in Suffolk County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 920 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $148,398 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Laurel (77%) and Jamesport (23%).

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1national area: New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania

119sectional center: Mid-Island, NY (SCF 117)

48delivery area within it

Town: Laurel · its only residential ZIP
County: Suffolk County
Census places: Laurel (77%) census-designated place; Jamesport (23%) census-designated place
Metro area: New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
House district: NY-1 119th Congress
State: New York
Time zone: Eastern
Land area: 2.8 sq mi · 330 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 11948?

11948 centers on 40.961°, -72.550° and covers 2.8 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 11970, 11952, 11901.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 11948 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 11948, 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 11948 compare with the rest of Suffolk County?

Rank of 11948 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)
Measure	11948	In Suffolk County	In NY
People (ACS 2020-2024)	924	89th of 108	1,319th of 1,826
Median household income	$148k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$880k	not ranked	not ranked

11948's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (924). 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 11948?

The 2020 Census counted 1,212 people in 11948; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 924. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 7.9% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 924±326 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,212+7.9% since 2010 (1,123)
Households: 364
Median age: 57.0

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 11948?

Of the 924 people the ACS estimates in 11948, 3.1% are under 18 and 24.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (98.7%).

Under 183.1%
18 to 6472.7%
65 and older24.1%

Age of the people of 11948 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic98.7%
Black, not Hispanic1.3%
Hispanic or Latino0.0%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Other or two or more0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 11948 (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 11948 earn?

Median household income is $148,398 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income: $148,398±$33,863
Income per person: $59,068
Below the poverty line: 1.3%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 0.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 44.8%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $127,315670 returns; wages 58% 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 11948?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $880,100
Median gross rent: –
Homes owned by their occupants: 100.0%
Housing units: 704

Index = 100 in 2001, the first year FHFA reports for 11948; 2022: 281.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 11948 stops in 2022: 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 11948?

38 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 8 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Construction11
Professional, scientific, and technical services10
Retail trade4

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 11948?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 11948, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
11970	South Jamesport	416	–	1.8 mi
11952	Mattituck	5,040	$120k	2.8 mi
11901	Riverhead	33,091	$85k	5.6 mi
11947	Jamesport	148	–	2.1 mi (near)
11931	Aquebogue	27	–	4.2 mi (near)
11956	New Suffolk	298	$131k	4.6 mi (near)
11935	Cutchogue	2,863	$144k	5.3 mi (near)
11946	Hampton Bays	15,819	$134k	6.8 mi (near)

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