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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People72,042 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.225,661 householdsMedian household income $97,366Median home value $935,900Median rent $1,981 a month39% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,853 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.1% unemployment rate66% of adults are in the labour force, 34,597 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, professional and business services 16%, retail 8%Average commute 40 minutes18% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 41% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle, 25% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages51% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher85% finished high school, 25% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 49%, other Indo-European languages 15%, Spanish 12%, German or Dutch 8%22% 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 landmarksQuaker Hillpeak · 1.3 miYeshiva Derech Chaim Schoolcollege · under a mileMesivta Torah Vodaath Rabbinical Seminarycollege · under a mileProspect Park Lakelake · 1.0 miRed Hookcape · 3.3 miLookout Hillpeak · 1.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 2.9 mi · 18,548 acresGovernors Island National Monumentnational monument · 3.9 miParade Groundpark · under a mileProspect Parkpark · under a mile · 479 acresCastle Clinton National Monumentnational monument · 4.7 miStatue of Liberty National Monumentnational monument · 4.8 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 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 home90% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone8% 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
Elevation50 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMaimonides Medical Center1.2 miPost officeKensington Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall3.5 miPoliceNew York Police Department 70th Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationFire Department New York Engine 281 Ladder 147under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi162 schools53 elementary, 14 middle, 29 high, 66 otherElementaryYeshivat Shaare Torah Girls Elementary Schoolright hereElementaryPublic School 179 Kensingtonunder a mileElementaryPublic School 230 The Doris L Cohen Schoolunder a mileCollegeYeshiva Derech Chaim Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK10 miInterstateI-2781.8 miUS highwayUS 98.1 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP7.5 miSubwayChurch AvMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachBrooklyn, NY (Crown Heights - 40 Empire Blvd, near Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Dunkin Donuts)OurBus1.6 miTransit185 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 11218 ZIP area.
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