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11356 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11356 covers College Point, New York, with a population of about 26,956 and a median household income of $91,445.

Population
26,95617,045 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$91,4451.1× the New York median
Poverty rate
9.3%3.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$832,691up 11% in five years
Median rent
$2,1601.4× the New York median
Degree or higher
25%10 points below the US average
Homeownership
49.2%15.8 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
806

Where 11356 is

College Point, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population26,956
Median age39.4
Family households79.8%
Born outside the US53.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home73.9%
White (non-Hispanic)20.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)35.3%
Hispanic or Latino41.9%
Veterans1.5%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$91,445
Income per person$32,050
Poverty rate9.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.5%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k1.9%
$20–25k2.2%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k5.8%
$35–40k5.6%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k4.3%
$50–60k4.8%
$60–75k8.0%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k12.7%
$150–200k13.1%
$200k or more10.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed13,550
Mean adjusted gross income$46,644
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.1%
Returns, under $25k45.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k9.1%
Returns, $200k or more2.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$893,100
Median gross rent$2,160
Rent as a share of household income38.6%
Owner-occupied49.2%
Vacant homes7%
Median year built1961

What the homes are

Detached house20.9%
Attached house13.8%
2 to 4 units60.3%
5 to 19 units3.7%
20 or more units1.1%
Mobile home0.1%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$832,691as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 34.6%
Typical asking rent$2,724as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 13%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$832,691$328,864

$328,864 in 2000 to $832,691 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher25%
High school diploma or higher77.5%
Works from home7.3%
Drives to work alone49.8%
Takes public transport29.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more48.7%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity22.3% 11.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure28.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.7% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)13.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression13.7% 8.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity32.1% 6.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17% 8.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.8% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.9% 2.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support33.4% 8.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity24.1% 7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.2% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.7% 2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity18.8% 5 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.6% 5.2 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.6% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14% 1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments806
People employed8,533
Annual payroll$524,168,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 34.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss32.2 out of 100
Community resilience18.5 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Coastal flooding91.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave77.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane73.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide60.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind54.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail42.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding41.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado24.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm21.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning18.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$91,445$84,578$78,538
Income per person$32,050$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate9.3%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$893,100$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,160$1,576$1,348
Homeownership49.2%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate10.4%6.2%5.2%
Works from home7.3%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US53.2%22.6%13.9%
Median age39.439.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNEW YORK LAGUARDIA AP, NY US3 km away
Rain in a year45 in
Snow in a year30 in

Average high and low by month

January40.2°F / 28.6°F3.25 in rain, 8.6 in snow
February42.7°F / 29.9°F2.93 in rain, 9.8 in snow
March49.9°F / 36.2°F4.01 in rain, 5.4 in snow
April61.3°F / 46°F3.85 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May71.8°F / 55.7°F3.58 in rain
June81.1°F / 65.7°F4.03 in rain
July86.4°F / 71.9°F4.3 in rain
August84.5°F / 71°F4.41 in rain
September77.2°F / 64.4°F3.88 in rain
October66°F / 53.3°F3.81 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November55°F / 43.2°F3.15 in rain, 0.3 in snow
December45.4°F / 34.7°F4.08 in rain, 5.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket46% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

New York City Department Of Education100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status77more vulnerable than 77% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability15.1 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

11351 Flushing, NY1.2 km away
11354 Flushing, NY2.7 km away
11371 Flushing, NY2.8 km away
11357 Whitestone, NY3 km away
11369 East Elmhurst, NY3.6 km away
10473 Bronx, NY4 km away
11355 Flushing, NY4 km away
10474 Bronx, NY4.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Queens County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.58 sq mi
Population density17,045 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7855, -73.8450

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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