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11953 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11953 covers Middle Island, New York, with a population of about 13,383 and a median household income of $92,049.

Population
13,3831,298 per square mile
Median age
43.85.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$92,0491.1× the New York median
Poverty rate
10.8%1.6 points below the US average
Typical home value
$511,202up 43.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,9351.2× the New York median
Degree or higher
32.3%2.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
64.9%about the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
250

Where 11953 is

Middle Island, 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

Population13,383
Median age43.8
Family households59.8%
Born outside the US11.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home12.7%
White (non-Hispanic)64.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)14.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.8%
Hispanic or Latino16%
Veterans8.3%
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$92,049
Income per person$44,222
Poverty rate10.8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.9%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k1.0%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k2.1%
$40–45k1.8%
$45–50k4.1%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k8.4%
$75–100k9.4%
$100–125k10.6%
$125–150k9.0%
$150–200k16.4%
$200k or more11.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed7,130
Mean adjusted gross income$73,239
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.9%
Returns, under $25k24.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k18.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k19.6%
Returns, $200k or more4.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$358,400
Median gross rent$1,935
Rent as a share of household income49.8%
Owner-occupied64.9%
Vacant homes7.5%
Median year built1981

What the homes are

Detached house47.5%
Attached house12.9%
2 to 4 units10.6%
5 to 19 units22.2%
20 or more units6.8%
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$511,202as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 43.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 124.8%
Typical asking rent$2,862as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$511,202$131,470

$131,470 in 2000 to $511,202 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%
High school diploma or higher91.2%
Works from home7.9%
Drives to work alone79.7%
Takes public transport2.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.5%
Health

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

Obesity32% 1.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.6% 1.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.7% 5.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.3% 2.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.7% 6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.8% 4.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.8% 2.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.5% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.2% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol41.1% 4.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use77.9% 2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.4% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours40.5% 4.1 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.6% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments250
People employed2,496
Annual payroll$117,813,000
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 23.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss22.8 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.

Wildfire71.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather63.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide61Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm56.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake49.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind44.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding44.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave39.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning36.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave26.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado19.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail11.4Very 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$92,049$84,578$78,538
Income per person$44,222$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate10.8%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$358,400$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,935$1,576$1,348
Homeownership64.9%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher32.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home7.9%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US11.8%22.6%13.9%
Median age43.839.638.7
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 stationUPTON COOP - NWSFO NEW YORK, NY US7.6 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January38.3°F / 21.1°F4.04 in rain
February40.1°F / 22°F3.86 in rain
March47°F / 29.1°F4.94 in rain
April57.5°F / 38.4°F4.19 in rain
May67.8°F / 48.2°F3.65 in rain
June76.3°F / 58.4°F3.94 in rain
July81.6°F / 64.5°F3.71 in rain
August80.6°F / 62.8°F4.52 in rain
September74.3°F / 55.5°F4.2 in rain
October63.3°F / 44°F4.3 in rain
November52.9°F / 34.2°F3.76 in rain
December43.9°F / 27.4°F4.86 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 supermarket49% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket35% 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%.

Longwood Central 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics51more vulnerable than 51% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Walkability7.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11727 Coram, NY4.6 km away
11980 Yaphank, NY5.4 km away
11961 Ridge, NY6 km away
11973 Upton, NY6 km away
11763 Medford, NY7.3 km away
11766 Mount Sinai, NY7.4 km away
11784 Selden, NY7.8 km away
11764 Miller Place, NY8 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 area10.31 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq mi
Population density1,298 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.8782, -72.9525

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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