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11385 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11385 covers Ridgewood, New York, with a population of about 103,865 and a median household income of $87,365.

Population
103,86528,731 per square mile
Median age
36.12.6 points below the US average
Median household income
$87,365about the New York median
Poverty rate
11.5%0.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$879,961up 10.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,9591.2× the New York median
Degree or higher
34.1%0.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
30.3%34.7 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,168

Where 11385 is

Ridgewood, 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

Population103,865
Median age36.1
Family households63.5%
Born outside the US39.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home57.8%
White (non-Hispanic)42.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)6.9%
Hispanic or Latino45.4%
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$87,365
Income per person$41,011
Poverty rate11.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.2%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k3.0%
$20–25k2.9%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k5.7%
$60–75k10.3%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k12.1%
$200k or more12.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed49,540
Mean adjusted gross income$59,892
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.9%
Returns, under $25k31.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.1%
Returns, $200k or more2.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$842,800
Median gross rent$1,959
Rent as a share of household income28.6%
Owner-occupied30.3%
Vacant homes6.4%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house5.7%
Attached house8.1%
2 to 4 units55.2%
5 to 19 units25.2%
20 or more units5.4%
Mobile home0.4%
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$879,961as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 2.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 10.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 36.2%
Typical asking rent$3,457as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 5.4%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 46.3%
Typical asking rent, 10 yearsup 51.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$879,961$279,744

$279,744 in 2000 to $879,961 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201620212026$3,457$2,282

$2,282 in 2016 to $3,457 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%
High school diploma or higher83.7%
Works from home13.1%
Drives to work alone24.9%
Takes public transport49.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more52.2%
Health

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

Obesity25.2% 8.2 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.1% 2.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure26.7% 7.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)12.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression17% 4.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication71.6% 3.1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)5.7% 2 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease4.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.1% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.8% 2.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support29% 4.2 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21% 3.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.6% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.5% 2.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity18.2% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.4% 1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10% 0.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness38.3% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.7% 2.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.4% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,168
People employed18,119
Annual payroll$1,528,339,000
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 16.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 38 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss9.5 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.

Hurricane59.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave54Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave48Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather41.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind35.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide28.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail26.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding19.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado15Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm12.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning11.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire6.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding3.6Very 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$87,365$84,578$78,538
Income per person$41,011$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate11.5%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$842,800$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,959$1,576$1,348
Homeownership30.3%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.1%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.5%6.2%5.2%
Works from home13.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US39.1%22.6%13.9%
Median age36.139.638.7
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 US8.5 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
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
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11386 Ridgewood, NY0.9 km away
11237 Brooklyn, NY1.9 km away
11379 Middle Village, NY2.1 km away
11378 Maspeth, NY2.3 km away
11221 Brooklyn, NY3 km away
11421 Woodhaven, NY3.5 km away
11233 Brooklyn, NY3.5 km away
11208 Brooklyn, NY3.6 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 area3.62 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density28,731 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7036, -73.8961

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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