ZIP Code 11901 — Riverhead, New York

The median home in 11901 is valued at $437,500 against a median household income of $83,252, a price-to-income ratio of 5.3. That is far above the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and well past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally, though it is among the more attainable ratios in the state. Within Suffolk County, 11901 ranks 66 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2. Renting takes 31.6% of median household income (median rent $2,195 a month), above the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11901 ranks 716 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 428 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 70% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 14.9%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 6.0%.

With 581 residents per square mile across 56.7 square miles of land, 11901 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 580 of 1,572). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.