Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:25 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:15 am – 4:31 pm
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People78,377 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.530,523 householdsMedian household income $70,603Median home value $818,900Median rent $1,651 a month47% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,650 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate56% of adults are in the labour force, 33,009 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, professional and business services 13%, retail 10%Average commute 42 minutes27% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 39% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 17% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 38%, Russian or other Slavic 22%, Chinese 16%, Spanish 6%36% 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
Nearby landmarksPoint Breezecape · 2.1 miBreezy Pointcape · 3.1 miMirrer Yeshiva Central Institutecollege · 1.2 miYeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin Academycollege · 1.6 miPlumb Beach Channelbay · 1.3 miPlumb Beachbeach · 1.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · under a mile · 18,548 acresHendrick I. Lott Househistoric site · under a mileMarine Parkpark · under a mile · 865 acresShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 4.7 mi · 405 acresGovernors Island National Monumentnational monument · 7.2 miBroad Channel American Parkstate park · 6.3 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 202443 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 home89% of households have a broadband subscription74% have cable, fibre or DSL13% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% 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
Elevation9 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNew York Community Hospitalunder a milePost officeHomecrest Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall6.8 miPoliceNew York Police Department 61st Precinct Station1.0 miFire stationFire Department New York Engine 321 Foam 87under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi84 schools33 elementary, 8 middle, 18 high, 25 otherElementaryGood Shepherd Catholic Academyunder a mileSchoolPublic School 206 Joseph Lamb Schoolunder a mileHighSaint Edmund Preparatory High Schoolunder a mileCollegeMirrer Yeshiva Central Institute1.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK9.1 miInterstateI-2784.2 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.)OurBus1.4 miTransit242 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 11229 ZIP area.
