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11370 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11370 covers East Elmhurst, New York, with a population of about 28,762 and a median household income of $74,895.

Population
28,76218,635 per square mile
Median age
40.31.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$74,89511% below the New York median
Poverty rate
10.8%1.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$828,017up 20.8% in five years
Median rent
$2,0711.3× the New York median
Degree or higher
24.8%10.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
48.7%16.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
375

Where 11370 is

East Elmhurst, 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

Population28,762
Median age40.3
Family households66.1%
Born outside the US47%
Speaks a language other than English at home65.3%
White (non-Hispanic)27.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)25.1%
Hispanic or Latino39%
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$74,895
Income per person$31,943
Poverty rate10.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.8%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k4.7%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k4.1%
$45–50k2.6%
$50–60k8.2%
$60–75k11.1%
$75–100k8.5%
$100–125k13.2%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k10.3%
$200k or more9.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,890
Mean adjusted gross income$54,299
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k38.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k11.7%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$843,600
Median gross rent$2,071
Rent as a share of household income32%
Owner-occupied48.7%
Vacant homes25%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

Detached house6.5%
Attached house18.8%
2 to 4 units61.9%
5 to 19 units6.7%
20 or more units5%
Mobile home1.1%
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$828,017as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 20.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 60.8%
Typical asking rent$3,133as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$828,017$185,310

$185,310 in 2000 to $828,017 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%
High school diploma or higher76.8%
Works from home11.6%
Drives to work alone30.7%
Takes public transport43.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more46.4%
Health

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

Obesity25.4% 8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.1% 4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health23.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)15.3% 4 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression14.2% 7.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity33.1% 7.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17.4% 7.7 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication72.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.1% 2.6 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.1% 1.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.3% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support33.9% 9.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity27.6% 10.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps20% 5.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity22.1% 8.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.2% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport12.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.8% 5.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.7% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.9% 2.1 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments375
People employed4,516
Annual payroll$320,217,000
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 42.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 12 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss35.8 out of 100
Community resilience11.7 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.

Heat wave82.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake71.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave65.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind58.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding56.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail51.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide47.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding44.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm31.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado31.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning20.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire3.7Very 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$74,895$84,578$78,538
Income per person$31,943$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate10.8%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$843,600$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,071$1,576$1,348
Homeownership48.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24.8%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate9.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home11.6%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US47%22.6%13.9%
Median age40.339.638.7
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 US2.2 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 supermarket44% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Racial and ethnic minority status79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts
Walkability10.9 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11372 Jackson Heights, NY1.3 km away
11369 East Elmhurst, NY1.5 km away
11371 Flushing, NY2 km away
11103 Astoria, NY2 km away
11377 Woodside, NY2.2 km away
11105 Astoria, NY2.4 km away
11380 Elmhurst, NY3 km away
11368 Corona, NY3.1 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 County58% of this ZIP code's land area
Bronx County42% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.54 sq mi
Population density18,635 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7611, -73.8916

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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