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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People89,397 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.230,852 householdsMedian household income $65,895Median home value $990,900Median rent $1,771 a month35% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,202 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 39,416 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, professional and business services 11%, retail 9%Average commute 44 minutes23% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 46% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher75% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 26%, Chinese 27%, Russian or other Slavic 15%, Spanish 14%48% 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
Nearby landmarksBeth Hatalmud Rabbinical Collegecollege · under a mileMirrer Yeshiva Central Institutecollege · 1.6 miSouth Beachbeach · 3.7 miGravesend Baybay · under a milePoint Breezecape · 4.6 miMidland Beachbeach · 4.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 3.3 mi · 18,548 acresBensonhurst Parkpark · under a mileDreier-Offerman Parkpark · under a mile · 128 acresGovernors Island National Monumentnational monument · 6.3 miStatue of Liberty National Monumentnational monument · 6.8 miCastle Clinton National Monumentnational monument · 7.2 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 202441 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202518 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL15% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% 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
Elevation22 ft7 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVeteran Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System Hospital - Brooklyn Campus1.6 miPost officeBath Beach Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall6.4 miPoliceNew York Police Department 62nd Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationBrooklyn Fire Station Engine 253under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi82 schools27 elementary, 9 middle, 16 high, 30 otherHighElite Academy of Science and Technologyright hereElementaryPublic School 101 Verrazano Schoolunder a mileSchoolSaint Peter Catholic Academyunder a mileCollegeBeth Hatalmud Rabbinical Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR11 miInterstateI-2781.9 miUS highwayUS 1 (Trk)9.9 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP11 miSubwayBay PkwyMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachBrooklyn, NY (Bensonhurst- 86th Street and 18th Ave, on the 86th St side of Santander bank. One block from 18 Av D Train subway station.)OurBusunder a mileTransit181 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 11214 ZIP area.