ZIP Code 11956 — New Suffolk, New York

The median home in 11956 is valued at $1,033,700 against a median household income of $121,500, a price-to-income ratio of 8.5. 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, so buying here on a local median income requires substantial savings or a second income. Within Suffolk County, 11956 ranks 85 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2.

11956 ranks 270 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 69 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 87% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 69% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 6.5%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median.

With 225 residents per square mile across 1.3 square miles of land, 11956 is denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 742 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.