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11783 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11783 covers Seaford, New York, with a population of about 21,588 and a median household income of $164,128.

Population
21,5886,095 per square mile
Median age
41.42.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$164,1281.9× the New York median
Poverty rate
2.9%9.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$815,537up 29.1% in five years
Median rent
$2,8061.8× the New York median
Degree or higher
45.8%10.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
93.3%28.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
491

Where 11783 is

Seaford, 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

Population21,588
Median age41.4
Family households82.7%
Born outside the US7.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.8%
White (non-Hispanic)84.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.8%
Hispanic or Latino7.1%
Veterans4%
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$164,128
Income per person$62,392
Poverty rate2.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.1%
$10–15k0.6%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k2.5%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k0.9%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k0.7%
$45–50k1.0%
$50–60k2.1%
$60–75k5.0%
$75–100k8.4%
$100–125k10.0%
$125–150k9.5%
$150–200k16.9%
$200k or more37.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed11,420
Mean adjusted gross income$118,720
Returns declaring $200,000 or more16.5%
Returns, under $25k19.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k28.1%
Returns, $200k or more16.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$626,700
Median gross rent$2,806
Rent as a share of household income32.3%
Owner-occupied93.3%
Vacant homes3.1%
Median year built1957

What the homes are

Detached house94.7%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units2%
5 to 19 units1.1%
20 or more units1%
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$815,537as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 72.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$815,537$255,745

$255,745 in 2000 to $815,537 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.8%
High school diploma or higher96.5%
Works from home10.1%
Drives to work alone69.2%
Takes public transport14.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33.7%
Health

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

Obesity28% 5.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.4% 6.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression15.6% 6.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity20.2% 5.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.3% 0.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.5% 4.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as 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 year81.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9.6% 5.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.3% 8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73% 11.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.8% 7.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.1% 9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.8% 8.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.2% 5.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.4% 4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10% 4 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.2% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.9% 7.1 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 establishments491
People employed4,099
Annual payroll$194,788,000
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 46.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53.7 out of 100
Community resilience95.2 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.

Hurricane75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather70.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm67.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake62.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding47.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning44.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide43.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind40Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave39.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave37Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire30.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado18.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail6.4Very 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$164,128$84,578$78,538
Income per person$62,392$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate2.9%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$626,700$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,806$1,576$1,348
Homeownership93.3%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher45.8%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%6.2%5.2%
Works from home10.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US7.9%22.6%13.9%
Median age41.439.638.7
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 stationWANTAGH CEDAR CREEK, NY US3 km away
Rain in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January41.8°F / 27.5°F3.33 in rain
February43.6°F / 28.8°F2.81 in rain
March49.9°F / 34.7°F4.06 in rain
April59.6°F / 43°F3.81 in rain
May69.6°F / 52.9°F3.34 in rain
June79.4°F / 62.6°F3.77 in rain
July85.1°F / 68.7°F3.24 in rain
August83.6°F / 67.7°F3.72 in rain
September77.6°F / 60.7°F3.64 in rain
October66.8°F / 49.8°F3.66 in rain
November55.7°F / 39.9°F3.07 in rain
December46.9°F / 32.9°F4.35 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 supermarket46% 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.

Seaford Union Free School District72.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Levittown Union Free School District16.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Plainedge Union Free School District6.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Island Trees Union Free School District4.7% 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Household characteristics29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability13.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11793 Wantagh, NY1.7 km away
11758 Massapequa, NY3 km away
11710 Bellmore, NY3.9 km away
11762 Massapequa Park, NY3.9 km away
11566 Merrick, NY5.4 km away
11756 Levittown, NY5.5 km away
11701 Amityville, NY6.3 km away
11714 Bethpage, NY6.7 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.

Nassau County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area3.54 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density6,095 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6795, -73.4910

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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