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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People42,241 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.615,007 householdsMedian household income $83,665Median home value $1,145,700Median rent $1,861 a month56% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,709 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 19,151 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, professional and business services 10%, construction 9%Average commute 43 minutes26% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 38% take public transport, 9% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher80% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 42%, Chinese 28%, other Indo-European languages 11%, Spanish 10%31% 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, 2 mi away
Parks and public landsDyker Beach Parkpark · under a mile · 207 acresNyc Open Space 269park · under a mileGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 4.3 mi · 18,548 acresGovernors Island National Monumentnational monument · 5.1 miStatue of Liberty National Monumentnational monument · 5.4 miCastle Clinton National Monumentnational monument · 6.0 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 202440 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 DSL12% 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
Elevation58 ft18 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalVeteran Affairs New York Harbor Healthcare System Hospital - Brooklyn Campusunder a milePost officeDyker Heights Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall5.4 miPoliceNew York Police Department 62nd Precinct Station1.1 miFire stationFire Department New York City Engine 284 Ladder 149under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi98 schools34 elementary, 9 middle, 13 high, 42 otherMiddleDyker Heights Intermediate School 201right hereElementarySaint Bernadette Catholic Academyright hereElementaryPublic School 204 Vince Lombardi Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeYeshivas Novominsk College1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR9.6 miInterstateI-278under a mileUS highwayUS 1 (Trk)8.4 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP9.3 miSubway79 StMetropolitan 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 mileTransit213 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 11228 ZIP area.
