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11797 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11797 covers Woodbury, New York, with a population of about 9,338 and a median household income of $183,472.

Population
9,3381,833 per square mile
Median age
50.111.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$183,4722.2× the New York median
Poverty rate
5.7%6.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,551,974up 42.7% in five years
Median rent
$3,3152.1× the New York median
Degree or higher
65.8%30.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
86.8%21.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
770

Where 11797 is

Woodbury, 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

Population9,338
Median age50.1
Family households76.1%
Born outside the US15%
Speaks a language other than English at home23.1%
White (non-Hispanic)77.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)15.5%
Hispanic or Latino2.3%
Veterans2.7%
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$183,472
Income per person$90,128
Poverty rate5.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.1%
$10–15k0.3%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k0.9%
$25–30k2.3%
$30–35k0.7%
$35–40k0.9%
$40–45k0.9%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k1.8%
$60–75k6.1%
$75–100k7.4%
$100–125k7.7%
$125–150k6.2%
$150–200k8.1%
$200k or more48.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed4,810
Mean adjusted gross income$499,171
Returns declaring $200,000 or more37.4%
Returns, under $25k18.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k8.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.3%
Returns, $200k or more37.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,005,500
Median gross rent$3,315
Rent as a share of household income48.7%
Owner-occupied86.8%
Vacant homes1%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house54.6%
Attached house21.1%
2 to 4 units5.6%
5 to 19 units13.6%
20 or more units5%
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$1,551,974as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 42.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.4%
Typical asking rent$3,509as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,551,974$535,202

$535,202 in 2000 to $1,551,974 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher65.8%
High school diploma or higher95%
Works from home22.6%
Drives to work alone55.9%
Takes public transport10.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more29.6%
Health

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

Obesity24.3% 9.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes6.6% 6.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.3% same as 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)3.5% 7.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression12.7% 9.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.1% 2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking13.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication84.2% 9.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.8% 4.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year84.9% 8.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening93.5% 7.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability7.7% 7.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.1% 9.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD4.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist75.1% 13.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.7% 7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.1% 10 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps4.7% 9.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.9% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.1% 6.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity6.1% 7.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.1% 5.1 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.8% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11% 5.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.8% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.4% 5.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost5.2% 7.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.5% 2.1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments770
People employed17,718
Annual payroll$1,588,006,000
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 49.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss44.2 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.

Ice storm83.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane83.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide80.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake74.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding71.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning49.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind47.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave44.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave42.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire42.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado27.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail9Very 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$183,472$84,578$78,538
Income per person$90,128$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate5.7%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$1,005,500$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$3,315$1,576$1,348
Homeownership86.8%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher65.8%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate2.1%6.2%5.2%
Works from home22.6%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US15%22.6%13.9%
Median age50.139.638.7
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 stationFARMINGDALE AP, NY US10.1 km away
Rain in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January38.9°F / 25.1°F2.69 in rain
February41.3°F / 26.4°F2.03 in rain
March48.1°F / 32.7°F3.46 in rain
April58.4°F / 41.9°F3.61 in rain
May68.1°F / 51.4°F3.18 in rain
June77.2°F / 61.1°F3.45 in rain
July82.8°F / 67.8°F3.05 in rain
August81.5°F / 66.7°F3.25 in rain
September74.8°F / 59.6°F3.66 in rain
October63.9°F / 48.3°F3.37 in rain
November53.4°F / 38.4°F2.93 in rain
December44.2°F / 30.8°F3.6 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 supermarket53% 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%.

Syosset Central School District99.6% 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 vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Household characteristics37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Walkability9.4 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11791 Syosset, NY2.6 km away
11773 Syosset, NY2.8 km away
11803 Plainview, NY4.2 km away
11760 Melville, NY5.3 km away
11775 Melville, NY5.3 km away
11724 Cold Spring Harbor, NY5.5 km away
11804 Old Bethpage, NY5.7 km away
11753 Jericho, NY6 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 area5.1 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq mi
Population density1,833 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.8154, -73.4716

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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