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 – 4:31 pm
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People57,915 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.720,723 householdsMedian household income $83,692Median home value $838,000Median rent $1,786 a month44% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,839 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.8% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 26,122 employedMain industries: education and health care 43%, professional and business services 12%, transport, warehousing and utilities 7%Average commute 44 minutes28% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 46% take public transport, 6% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages39% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 67%, French or Haitian Creole 13%, Spanish 6%, other languages 5%13% 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
Nearby landmarksDarkei Noam Rabbinical Collegecollege · under a mileCity University of New York Brooklyn Collegecollege · under a milePoint Breezecape · 3.6 miQuaker Hillpeak · 2.6 miBreezy Pointcape · 4.8 miProspect Park Lakelake · 2.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 1.1 mi · 18,548 acresHendrick I. Lott Househistoric site · 1.4 miBelt Parkway/Shore Parkwaypark · 1.2 mi · 299 acresShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 3.9 mi · 405 acresGovernors Island National Monumentnational monument · 5.6 miCastle Clinton National Monumentnational monument · 6.4 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 202517 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 subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL11% 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
Elevation27 ft8 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNew York Community Hospital1.0 miPost officeVanderveer Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall5.0 miPoliceNew York Police Department 63rd Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationFire Department New York Engine 255 Ladder 157under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi138 schools54 elementary, 12 middle, 29 high, 43 otherMiddleIntermediate School 240 Andries Huddeunder a mileHighYeshiva Mesivta Zichron Eliezer Schoolunder a mileElementaryPublic School 119 Amersfortunder a mileCollegeDarkei Noam Rabbinical Collegeright hereSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK8.8 miInterstateI-2783.7 miUS highwayUS 99.9 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP8.9 miSubwayFlatbush Av-Brooklyn CollegeMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachBrooklyn, NY (Gravesend - B82 bus stop at 481 Kings Hwy, in front of Starbucks. Across from Kings Hwy F train station.)OurBus2.1 miTransit269 stops within a mileMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), MTABUSSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11210 ZIP area.