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11940 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11940 covers East Moriches, New York, with a population of about 5,508 and a median household income of $121,250.

Population
5,5081,099 per square mile
Median age
44.55.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$121,2501.4× the New York median
Poverty rate
3.5%8.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$786,722up 31.7% in five years
Median rent
$2,2731.4× the New York median
Degree or higher
34.9%about the US average
Homeownership
67.6%2.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
183

Where 11940 is

East Moriches, 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

Population5,508
Median age44.5
Family households68%
Born outside the US5.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.5%
White (non-Hispanic)86.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino8.5%
Veterans5.9%
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$121,250
Income per person$63,227
Poverty rate3.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance2.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.7%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k1.2%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k0.7%
$40–45k1.6%
$45–50k3.9%
$50–60k7.8%
$60–75k5.9%
$75–100k10.6%
$100–125k7.0%
$125–150k8.5%
$150–200k14.1%
$200k or more26.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,900
Mean adjusted gross income$136,741
Returns declaring $200,000 or more14.8%
Returns, under $25k23.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k14.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.8%
Returns, $200k or more14.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$626,400
Median gross rent$2,273
Rent as a share of household income39.7%
Owner-occupied67.6%
Vacant homes7.3%
Median year built1979

What the homes are

Detached house74.1%
Attached house0.5%
2 to 4 units3.7%
5 to 19 units17.2%
20 or more units3.2%
Mobile home1.4%
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$786,722as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 88.7%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$786,722$225,596

$225,596 in 2000 to $786,722 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%
High school diploma or higher89.8%
Works from home14.9%
Drives to work alone66.1%
Takes public transport2.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.8%
Health

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

Obesity29.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10% 2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.6% 5.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.5% 4.4 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.2% 2.1 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.3% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.5% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.4% 5.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.4% 5.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68% 6.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability27.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity10.7% 6.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.5% 5.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.8% 3.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.7% 5.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.7% 0.8 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.8% 4.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments183
People employed1,855
Annual payroll$128,670,000
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 33.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss39.7 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 flooding91Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire75.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide66.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather66.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding56.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake47.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave40.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning36Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind35.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado23.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave12.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail8.9Very 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$121,250$84,578$78,538
Income per person$63,227$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate3.5%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$626,400$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$2,273$1,576$1,348
Homeownership67.6%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate1.2%6.2%5.2%
Works from home14.9%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US5.1%22.6%13.9%
Median age44.539.638.7
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 stationSHIRLEY BROOKHAVEN AP, NY US9.8 km away
Rain in a year44 in

Average high and low by month

January39.2°F / 23.9°F2.97 in rain
February41°F / 24.7°F3.1 in rain
March47.4°F / 31.1°F4.62 in rain
April57.7°F / 39.6°F4.06 in rain
May67.6°F / 49.4°F3.47 in rain
June76.6°F / 59.5°F3.7 in rain
July82.5°F / 65.7°F3.24 in rain
August81.2°F / 64.5°F3.04 in rain
September74.4°F / 57.2°F3.9 in rain
October63.9°F / 45.9°F3.99 in rain
November53.9°F / 36.7°F3.65 in rain
December44.5°F / 29.3°F4.5 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 supermarket100% 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%.

East Moriches Union Free School District99.9% 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 status20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability6.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11941 Eastport, NY3.1 km away
11934 Center Moriches, NY3.8 km away
11960 Remsenburg, NY4 km away
11972 Speonk, NY4.2 km away
11949 Manorville, NY5.4 km away
11955 Moriches, NY5.8 km away
11977 Westhampton, NY7.1 km away
11950 Mastic, NY8.7 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.

Suffolk County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area5.01 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq mi
Population density1,099 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.8090, -72.7538

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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