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11937 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11937 covers East Hampton, New York, with a population of about 21,806 and a median household income of $122,489.

Population
21,806588 per square mile
Median age
45.36.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$122,4891.4× the New York median
Poverty rate
13.4%1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$1,982,230up 24.9% in five years
Median rent
$2,9041.8× the New York median
Degree or higher
52.4%17.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
76.6%11.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,067

Where 11937 is

East Hampton, 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

Population21,806
Median age45.3
Family households67.5%
Born outside the US25.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home32.2%
White (non-Hispanic)61.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)2%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Hispanic or Latino31.7%
Veterans3.5%
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$122,489
Income per person$77,819
Poverty rate13.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k2.5%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k4.3%
$25–30k2.8%
$30–35k2.3%
$35–40k1.3%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k1.6%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k5.1%
$75–100k7.9%
$100–125k8.0%
$125–150k6.4%
$150–200k16.3%
$200k or more26.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed10,080
Mean adjusted gross income$315,573
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19.3%
Returns, under $25k27.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.0%
Returns, $200k or more19.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,009,100
Median gross rent$2,904
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied76.6%
Vacant homes39.5%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house89.7%
Attached house1.7%
2 to 4 units3.4%
5 to 19 units0.6%
20 or more units0.3%
Mobile home4.2%
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$1,982,230as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 0.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 24.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 53%
Typical asking rent$35,440as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 16.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 33.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$2,028,657$399,542

$399,542 in 2000 to $1,982,230 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$35,440$15,506

$15,506 in 2018 to $35,440 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.4%
High school diploma or higher92.4%
Works from home23.1%
Drives to work alone62.4%
Takes public transport3.5%
Commutes 45 minutes or more9.9%
Health

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

Obesity30.4% 3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.1% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure32.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16% 4.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression15.5% 6.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.9% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.3% 1.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.1% 5.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.3% 5.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.9% 3.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26% 4.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.8% 3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.6% 6.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.1% 3.2 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 disability12.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.3% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,067
People employed5,059
Annual payroll$387,971,000
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 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss34.9 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.

Coastal flooding81.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane80.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather54.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake45.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm29.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning24.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind17.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado9.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave7.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail4.1Very 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$122,489$84,578$78,538
Income per person$77,819$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate13.4%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$1,009,100$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,904$1,576$1,348
Homeownership76.6%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher52.4%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate3.2%6.2%5.2%
Works from home23.1%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US25.1%22.6%13.9%
Median age45.339.638.7
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 stationBRIDGEHAMPTON, NY US11 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year27 in

Average high and low by month

January38.5°F / 23°F4.05 in rain, 7.2 in snow
February39.7°F / 23.6°F3.61 in rain, 8.6 in snow
March45.7°F / 29.7°F4.94 in rain, 6 in snow
April55.3°F / 38.1°F4.34 in rain, 0.8 in snow
May65.1°F / 47.4°F3.57 in rain
June74.5°F / 57.1°F3.86 in rain
July80.6°F / 63.5°F3.16 in rain
August79.5°F / 62.2°F3.94 in rain
September72.8°F / 55.6°F4.79 in rain
October62.6°F / 44.8°F4.72 in rain
November52.6°F / 36°F3.81 in rain, 0.1 in snow
December44°F / 28.3°F4.97 in rain, 4.1 in snow
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 supermarket76% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
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.

East Hampton Union Free School District66.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Springs Union Free School District22.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Wainscott Common School District6.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Amagansett Union Free School District4.2% 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 vulnerability34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Household characteristics45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Walkability7.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11930 Amagansett, NY7 km away
11975 Wainscott, NY8 km away
11962 Sagaponack, NY10.4 km away
11963 Sag Harbor, NY10.8 km away
11932 Bridgehampton, NY12.6 km away
11964 Shelter Island, NY15.4 km away
11976 Water Mill, NY16.4 km away
11965 Shelter Island Heights, NY18 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 area37.08 sq mi
Water area14.23 sq mi
Population density588 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9930, -72.1790

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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