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11948 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11948 covers Laurel, New York, with a median household income of $146,054.

Median household income
$146,0541.7× the New York median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$1,035,706up 30.5% in five years
Degree or higher
54.3%19.3 points above the US average
Homeownership
100%35 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
34

Where 11948 is

Laurel, 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

Family households61.7%
Born outside the US3%
Speaks a language other than English at home14.3%
White (non-Hispanic)99.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans9.7%
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$146,054
Income per person$63,538
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k8.6%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k2.3%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k6.6%
$75–100k12.9%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k29.4%
$150–200k4.6%
$200k or more35.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed670
Mean adjusted gross income$127,315
Returns declaring $200,000 or more17.9%
Returns, under $25k23.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k17.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k10.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.9%
Returns, $200k or more17.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$909,200
Owner-occupied100%
Vacant homes54.6%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$1,035,706as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.1%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 30.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 73.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,035,706$257,393

$257,393 in 2000 to $1,035,706 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.3%
High school diploma or higher99.3%
Works from home48%
Drives to work alone47.7%
Takes public transport3.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.7%
Health

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

Obesity30.1% 3.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.2% 3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.3% 4.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.5% 2.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.8% 6.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening91.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65% 3.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.2% 2.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.9% 5.2 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps9.7% 4.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol42.4% 6.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness27.9% 6.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use82.7% 6.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.8% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.1% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.2% 0.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments34
People employed172
Annual payroll$8,364,000
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 24% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 2 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss20.2 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.

Coastal flooding93.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane82.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide81Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire78Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather58.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake50.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding38.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave33.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind29.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning28.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail24.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado22.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.4Very 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$146,054$84,578$78,538
Income per person$63,538$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate0%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$909,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,576$1,348
Homeownership100%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.2%5.2%
Works from home48%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US3%22.6%13.9%
Median age39.638.7
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 stationMATTITUCK, NY US4.4 km away
Rain in a year45 in

Average high and low by month

January38.2°F / 22.6°F3.61 in rain
February40.2°F / 23.7°F3.12 in rain
March47°F / 29.5°F4.25 in rain
April56.8°F / 38.7°F4.06 in rain
May67.1°F / 48.3°F3.45 in rain
June75.3°F / 58.7°F3.75 in rain
July81.8°F / 64.8°F3.08 in rain
August81.4°F / 64.3°F4.12 in rain
September74.4°F / 56.7°F3.79 in rain
October63.6°F / 46°F4.04 in rain
November53.1°F / 36°F3.5 in rain
December43.3°F / 28.2°F4.26 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%.

Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District100% 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 vulnerability38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Household characteristics70more vulnerable than 70% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status37more vulnerable than 37% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability7.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11947 Jamesport, NY3 km away
11952 Mattituck, NY3.3 km away
11970 South Jamesport, NY4 km away
11931 Aquebogue, NY6.6 km away
11956 New Suffolk, NY7.1 km away
11935 Cutchogue, NY8.1 km away
11901 Riverhead, NY9.4 km away
11958 Peconic, NY10.8 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 area2.8 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9674, -72.5540

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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