Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:25 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:16 am – 4:32 pm
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People71,004 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.430,410 householdsMedian household income $93,854Median home value $872,100Median rent $1,864 a month36% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,652 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 35,455 employedMain industries: education and health care 29%, professional and business services 17%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%Average commute 44 minutes23% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 42% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 23% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages53% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 24% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 54%, Spanish 14%, Arabic 8%, other Indo-European languages 8%19% 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, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsShore Park and Parkwaypark · under a mile · 87 acresDyker Beach Parkpark · under a mile · 207 acresGovernors Island National Monumentnational monument · 4.8 miStatue of Liberty National Monumentnational monument · 4.8 miGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 5.2 mi · 18,548 acresLiberty State Parkstate park · 4.6 mi · 500 acresSource: 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 202439 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202516 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription77% 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
Elevation78 ft24 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVeteran Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System Hospital - Brooklyn Campus1.0 miPost officeFort Hamilton Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall5.3 miPoliceNew York Police Department Brooklyn 68th Precinct1.3 miFire stationFire Department New York Engine 242under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi47 schools19 elementary, 6 middle, 6 high, 16 otherElementaryPublic School 185 The Walter Kassenbrock Schoolunder a mileSchoolAdelphi Academy of Brooklynunder a mileElementarySaint Anselm Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeTalmudical Seminary Bobov2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR8.7 miInterstateI-278under a mileUS highwayUS 1 (Trk)7.7 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP9.1 miSubway86 StMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachBrooklyn, NY (Sunset Park - 8th Ave between 67th and 66th Street. Northbound B70 bus stop by Leif Ericsson Park)OurBus1.1 miTransit213 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 11209 ZIP area.
