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11733 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11733 covers East Setauket, New York, with a population of about 17,403 and a median household income of $174,931.

Population
17,4031,482 per square mile
Median age
44.76 points above the US average
Median household income
$174,9312.1× the New York median
Poverty rate
4.6%7.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$874,260up 33.6% in five years
Median rent
$2,3861.5× the New York median
Degree or higher
62.9%27.9 points above the US average
Homeownership
84.8%19.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
642

Where 11733 is

East Setauket, 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

Population17,403
Median age44.7
Family households78.5%
Born outside the US11.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.3%
White (non-Hispanic)77.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)8.4%
Hispanic or Latino8.2%
Veterans4.7%
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$174,931
Income per person$81,806
Poverty rate4.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.3%
$10–15k1.6%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k1.4%
$25–30k3.4%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k1.7%
$40–45k0.3%
$45–50k1.4%
$50–60k3.0%
$60–75k4.1%
$75–100k7.4%
$100–125k7.6%
$125–150k9.3%
$150–200k12.9%
$200k or more42.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,020
Mean adjusted gross income$360,864
Returns declaring $200,000 or more27.3%
Returns, under $25k19.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k11.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.6%
Returns, $200k or more27.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$653,100
Median gross rent$2,386
Owner-occupied84.8%
Vacant homes7.2%
Median year built1969

What the homes are

Detached house85.3%
Attached house6.8%
2 to 4 units0.8%
5 to 19 units4.2%
20 or more units1%
Mobile home1.9%
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$874,260as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$874,260$272,662

$272,662 in 2000 to $874,260 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate5.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.9%
High school diploma or higher96.9%
Works from home17.4%
Drives to work alone73.7%
Takes public transport3.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.2%
Health

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

Obesity25.7% 7.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.2% 2.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.9% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.5% 2.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12% 8.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression15.4% 6.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.4% 6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.9% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year83.3% 6.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.4% 6.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.2% 6.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.6% 2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.3% 12 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.5% 8.2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.1% 4.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.3% 9.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41% 4.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.7% 7.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness26.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.2% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.2% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.8% 5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.7% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments642
People employed6,046
Annual payroll$2,217,495,000
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 18.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 10 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss30.3 out of 100
Community resilience90.9 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.

Hurricane75.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide74Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave34.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding33.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning30.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding30Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado21.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave19.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail10.5Very 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$174,931$84,578$78,538
Income per person$81,806$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate4.6%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$653,100$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,386$1,576$1,348
Homeownership84.8%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher62.9%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate5.2%6.2%5.2%
Works from home17.4%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US11.8%22.6%13.9%
Median age44.739.638.7
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 stationSETAUKET STRONG, NY US1.9 km away

Average high and low by month

January39.6°F / 25.9°F
February41.2°F / 25.9°F
March48.4°F / 31.8°F
April59.7°F / 40.6°F
May69.4°F / 49.6°F
June77.9°F / 59.9°F
July83°F / 65.9°F
August82.3°F / 65°F
September75.3°F / 59.5°F
October63.7°F / 48.6°F
November53.3°F / 39.3°F
December44.6°F / 31.1°F
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 supermarket93% 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%.

Three Village Central School District99.8% 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 vulnerability16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Household characteristics24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Walkability7.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11794 Stony Brook, NY3.1 km away
11790 Stony Brook, NY4.2 km away
11777 Port Jefferson, NY4.3 km away
11776 Port Jefferson Station, NY6.4 km away
11780 Saint James, NY7.9 km away
11720 Centereach, NY8.4 km away
11766 Mount Sinai, NY8.5 km away
11755 Lake Grove, NY9.6 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.

Suffolk County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area11.74 sq mi
Water area4.47 sq mi
Population density1,482 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9426, -73.1116

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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