Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:24 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:15 am – 4:31 pm
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People89,020 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.933,052 householdsMedian household income $41,355Median home value $570,200Median rent $1,294 a month13% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,588 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting16.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 33,494 employedMain industries: education and health care 37%, professional and business services 11%, transport, warehousing and utilities 10%Average commute 48 minutes17% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 65% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Spanish 13%, French or Haitian Creole 4%, Arabic 2%10% 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, 6 mi away
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 1.5 mi · 18,548 acresShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 2.3 mi · 405 acresBetsy Head Parkpark · within reachLincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Parkpark · under a mileCypress Hills National Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.3 miGovernors Island 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 202444 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 home85% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% 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
Elevation31 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBrookdale Hospital and Medical Centerunder a milePost officeBrownsville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall4.5 miPoliceNew York Police Department 73rd Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationBrooklyn Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi142 schools63 elementary, 23 middle, 20 high, 36 otherHighFrederick Douglass Academy VII High Schoolunder a mileHighTeachers Preparatory High Schoolunder a mileMiddleRiverdale Avenue Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeMachon Chana Seminary1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK7.2 miInterstateI-2783.5 miUS highwayUS 99.6 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP7.5 miSubwaySaratoga AvMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachBrooklyn, NY (Crown Heights - 40 Empire Blvd, near Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Dunkin Donuts)OurBus2.5 miTransit265 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 11212 ZIP area.
