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11782 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11782 covers Sayville, New York, with a population of about 14,537 and a median household income of $144,786.

Population
14,5372,617 per square mile
Median age
44.15.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$144,7861.7× the New York median
Poverty rate
5.9%6.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$777,743up 25.2% in five years
Median rent
$2,3381.5× the New York median
Degree or higher
55.3%20.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
76.3%11.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
533

Where 11782 is

Sayville, 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

Population14,537
Median age44.1
Family households70.8%
Born outside the US2.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home4%
White (non-Hispanic)88.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.2%
Hispanic or Latino6.6%
Veterans5.1%
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$144,786
Income per person$66,433
Poverty rate5.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.1%
$10–15k1.9%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k0.7%
$25–30k1.2%
$30–35k2.7%
$35–40k1.0%
$40–45k2.6%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k1.2%
$60–75k3.9%
$75–100k10.6%
$100–125k9.6%
$125–150k8.5%
$150–200k16.7%
$200k or more30.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed8,170
Mean adjusted gross income$127,278
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17.3%
Returns, under $25k19.5%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.2%
Returns, $200k or more17.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$614,300
Median gross rent$2,338
Rent as a share of household income37.3%
Owner-occupied76.3%
Vacant homes19.4%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house79.6%
Attached house2.5%
2 to 4 units6.4%
5 to 19 units6.8%
20 or more units4.5%
Mobile home0.1%
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$777,743as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$777,743$230,294

$230,294 in 2000 to $777,743 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.3%
High school diploma or higher95.4%
Works from home13.1%
Drives to work alone78%
Takes public transport3.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24%
Health

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

Obesity27.4% 6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.2% 5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4% 7.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.8% 5.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.8% 5.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.8% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17% 1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.7% 4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.8% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening92.1% 6.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist71.9% 10.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.9% 6.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.7% 9.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.3% 6.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.6% 4.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.1% 7.3 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)13.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.4% 1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost6.6% 6.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments533
People employed3,873
Annual payroll$177,399,000
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 30.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 6 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss43.2 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.

Hurricane76.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding61.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather59.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake56.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide54.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding45.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm45.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind41.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave36.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave19.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado15.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail7.2Very 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$144,786$84,578$78,538
Income per person$66,433$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate5.9%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$614,300$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,338$1,576$1,348
Homeownership76.3%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher55.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%6.2%5.2%
Works from home13.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US2.9%22.6%13.9%
Median age44.139.638.7
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 stationMOLLOY CERCOM, NY US2.8 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January38.6°F / 26.3°F3.49 in rain
February39.5°F / 27.3°F4.58 in rain
March46°F / 33.4°F4.44 in rain
April55.6°F / 43.3°F3.82 in rain
May64.1°F / 51.7°F3.5 in rain
June74.1°F / 62.5°F3.7 in rain
July79.6°F / 69.7°F4.65 in rain
August80.2°F / 69.2°F5.81 in rain
September73.2°F / 60.7°F4.35 in rain
October62.6°F / 49.5°F3.56 in rain
November52.6°F / 39.9°F3.03 in rain
December43.7°F / 31.6°F4.94 in rain
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 supermarket2% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Sayville Union Free School District75.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Fire Island Union Free School District12.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Connetquot Central School District9.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Sachem Central School District3% 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 vulnerability24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Walkability9.3 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11796 West Sayville, NY1.9 km away
11705 Bayport, NY2.7 km away
11716 Bohemia, NY3.5 km away
11769 Oakdale, NY3.8 km away
11715 Blue Point, NY4.3 km away
11741 Holbrook, NY5.7 km away
11739 Great River, NY6.6 km away
11779 Ronkonkoma, NY7.9 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 area5.55 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Population density2,617 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.7459, -73.0859

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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