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Suffolk ZIP codes — Suffolk County, New York

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Suffolk County is home to 1,525,680 residents with a median household income of $128,329 and a median home value of $539,500. 81.9% of households own their home and 6.4% of residents live below the poverty line. Looking for a Suffolk ZIP code? 108 ZIP code areas fall inside Suffolk County, New York, listed in full below.

Population
1,525,680Suffolk County residents
Median household income
$128,329Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$539,500Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$2,190Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
41.7 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
81.9%Owner-occupied households

Suffolk County, NY in context

How this area compares with national benchmarks.

Suffolk County is a major city in New York, with 1,525,680 residents counted in the Census American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates. The median age here is 41.7 years against 39.1 nationally, a slightly older profile than the country as a whole. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.

Households in Suffolk County earn a median of $128,329 a year, 63.4% above the national figure of $78,538. This figure covers the household, not the worker: two people on ordinary wages at one address outrank a single professional in the same table. Poverty reaches 6.4% of residents here, below the 12.4% national rate.

The typical owner-occupied home in Suffolk County is valued at $539,500, 77.8% above the national figure, while median gross rent runs $2,190 a month, 55.8% above the national figure, or roughly $26,280 across a full year. A household on the local median income would put about 20.5% of gross pay toward that rent against the federal 30% cost-burden threshold, so renting here is within the standard affordability guideline. The home-price-to-income ratio works out to 4.2×, against roughly 3.9× nationally, so buying is harder here than in the average US market. 81.9% of occupied homes are owner-occupied versus 65% nationally, an owner-dominated market where rental listings are scarce and rent medians rest on a thin sample. Rent is reported gross — contract rent plus tenant-paid utilities — which is why it runs above the advertised price on a listing for the same unit.

Every value on this page is published directly by the Census for this area — nothing is modelled or interpolated. Small-area estimates still carry wider margins of error than state or national figures, so check the linked ACS tables before relying on them for lending, appraisal or legal work.

ZIP codes in Suffolk County

ZIP code tabulation areas whose land area falls mostly in Suffolk County.

How to read this page

What these estimates cover.

Figures are five-year rolling averages from the American Community Survey, not single-year counts, so they describe conditions across 2019-2023 ACS 5-year rather than a single date. Median home value covers owner-occupied units as valued by their owners, and median gross rent includes utilities the renter pays. Small counties carry wide margins of error; treat single-dollar differences between neighbouring counties as noise.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

Cities and towns in New York

Largest Census places in New York by population.

Nearby counties

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about this area.

What is the population of Suffolk County?
Suffolk County has 1,525,680 residents on Census ACS 2019-2023 ACS 5-year estimates.
What is the median household income in Suffolk County?
Median household income in Suffolk County is $128,329 a year, 63.4% above the national figure of $78,538.
How much does it cost to rent or buy in Suffolk County?
Median gross rent is $2,190 a month and the median home value is $539,500, so rent absorbs about 20.5% of median household income.
Is Suffolk County affordable compared with the rest of the US?
Homes cost about 4.2× the local median income here versus roughly 3.9× nationally, so Suffolk County is less affordable to buy in than the typical US market, and rent takes 20.5% of median income against the 30% cost-burden line.
How current is this Suffolk County data?
All figures come from the US Census Bureau American Community Survey 2019-2023 ACS 5-year five-year estimates. At this size the Census also publishes one-year estimates; the five-year values used here are steadier and let you compare against smaller neighbours on the same basis.