Postal Codes

11973 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11973 covers Upton, New York, with a population of about 42.

Population
4217 per square mile
Median age
20.618.1 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 11973 is

Upton, 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

Population42
Median age20.6
Born outside the US9.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.2%
White (non-Hispanic)11.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)57.1%
Hispanic or Latino31%
Veterans0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes100%

What the homes are

Detached house58.9%
2 to 4 units41.1%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed2,584
Annual payroll$300,182,000
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 19.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low
Expected annual loss44.3 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.

Landslide83.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire81.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane79.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake63.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather56.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm44.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding39.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave31.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind30Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning27.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado21.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave13.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail8.6Very 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$84,578$78,538
Income per person$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate13.7%12.4%
Median home value$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,576$1,348
Homeownership54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher39.6%35%
Unemployment rate6.2%5.2%
Works from home13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US9.5%22.6%13.9%
Median age20.639.638.7
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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 US1.5 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 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%.

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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Household characteristics22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11961 Ridge, NY3.8 km away
11980 Yaphank, NY4.5 km away
11953 Middle Island, NY6 km away
11950 Mastic, NY7.2 km away
11949 Manorville, NY7.5 km away
11967 Shirley, NY7.5 km away
11955 Moriches, NY8.2 km away
11786 Shoreham, NY9 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 area2.41 sq mi
Population density17 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.8678, -72.8822

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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