ZIP Code 11379

Residents of ZIP code 11379, near Jamaica, earn a median household income of $93,558, with per-capita income at $46,978 — a middle-income profile that sits above the national median. Home values run high at $891,300, yet the county's 0.87% effective property tax rate keeps annual bills lower than many homeowners elsewhere might expect on a property of that price. Sales tax totals 8.88% on purchases. Together these figures describe an area where solid earnings meet steep housing costs, and where property taxes take a smaller bite than the sales tax rate does on everyday spending.