ZIP code · Far Rockaway · New York · United States

ZIP code 11691 — Far Rockaway

ZIP code 11691 serves Far Rockaway, New York.

Postal code
11691
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Far Rockaway
County
Queens FIPS 36081
State
New York
Country
United States
Coordinates
40.6006, -73.7580 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
68,704 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
25,603 / sq mi
Land area
2.7 sq mi (7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$57,027
Per-capita income
$29,493
Median age
36
Households
22,382
Housing units
23,400
Median home value
$649,400
Median gross rent
$1,444 / month
Congressional district
NY-5 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
7b (5 to 10 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area codes
516, 631, 934 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 26°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F404249596878848276655445
Avg low °F262734435362696861504032
Precip in3.22.83.93.53.73.93.94.13.63.73.14.0

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: NEW YORK JFK INTL AP (2.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 11691

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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