Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:24 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:16 am – 4:31 pm
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People74,817 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.529,238 householdsMedian household income $67,897Median home value $720,400Median rent $1,581 a month40% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,568 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.7% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 33,628 employedMain industries: education and health care 44%, transport, warehousing and utilities 9%, professional and business services 8%Average commute 46 minutes24% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 53% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 80%, French or Haitian Creole 10%, Spanish 4%, other languages 2%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 70°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 28°F47 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month July25 in of snow a year, on about 12 days14 days above 90°F, 66 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ny Ave V Brooklyn station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksSUNY Downstate Health Sciences Universitycollege · under a mileQuaker Hillpeak · 2.1 miMachon Chana Seminarycollege · 1.1 miPoint Breezecape · 4.8 miProspect Park Lakelake · 1.8 miStony Pointcape · 5.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 1.4 mi · 18,548 acresShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 3.1 mi · 405 acresLincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Parkpark · 1.2 miBetsy Head Parkpark · 1.4 miGovernors Island National Monumentnational monument · 5.1 miCastle Clinton National Monumentnational monument · 5.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202443 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202515 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighKings County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighStrong wind Very HighHeat wave Very HighRiver flooding Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025233 of 365 days measured132 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 99main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kings County monitors, NY
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription78% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSmith Mobile Home Village Water Systemserves 444 people from ground water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique6 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation38 ft12 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKingsboro Psychiatric Centerunder a milePost officeRugby Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall4.2 miPoliceNew York Police Department 67th Precinctunder a mileFire stationFire Department New York Engine 310 Ladder 174 Battalion 58under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi141 schools57 elementary, 19 middle, 26 high, 39 otherSchoolNortheastern Adventist Academy - Brooklyn Campusright hereElementaryPublic School 135 Sheldon A Brooknerunder a mileElementaryBattalion Christian Academyunder a mileCollegeSUNY Downstate Health Sciences Universityunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK8.2 miInterstateI-2783.4 miUS highwayUS 99.3 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP7.7 miSubwayChurch AvMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachBrooklyn, NY (Crown Heights - 40 Empire Blvd, near Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Dunkin Donuts)OurBus1.7 miTransit212 stops within a mileMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11203 ZIP area.
