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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People78,093 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.126,478 householdsMedian household income $63,368Median home value $1,067,400Median rent $1,647 a month36% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,966 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.3% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 30,512 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, professional and business services 10%, transport, warehousing and utilities 9%Average commute 45 minutes26% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 39% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher77% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 39%, Chinese 18%, Russian or other Slavic 15%, Spanish 10%40% 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 landmarksMirrer Yeshiva Central Institutecollege · under a mileBeth Hatalmud Rabbinical Collegecollege · 1.2 miPoint Breezecape · 3.4 miRockaway Pointcape · 4.0 miConey Island Beachbeach · 1.8 miSouth Beachbeach · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 2.1 mi · 18,548 acresOcean Parkway Mallspark · under a mileDreier-Offerman Parkpark · 1.2 mi · 128 acresGovernors Island National Monumentnational monument · 6.8 miShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 6.1 mi · 405 acresStatue of Liberty National Monumentnational monument · 7.4 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 202442 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription76% 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
Elevation19 ft6 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalRuth Bader Ginsburg Hospital New York City Health and Hospitals South Brooklyn Healthunder a milePost officeGravesend Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall6.7 miPoliceNew York Police Department 61st Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationFire Department New York Engine 254 Ladder 153under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi107 schools37 elementary, 10 middle, 24 high, 36 otherSchoolPublic School 95 Gravesend Schoolright hereElementaryIssac Shalom Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleIntermediate School 228 David Boodyunder a mileCollegeMirrer Yeshiva Central Instituteunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK11 miInterstateI-2783.0 miUS highwayUS 1 (Trk)11 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP11 miSubwayAvenue UMetropolitan 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.)OurBusunder a mileTransit166 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 11223 ZIP area.