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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People86,978 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 36.631,947 householdsMedian household income $70,027Median home value $874,500Median rent $1,762 a month28% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,738 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 37,218 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, professional and business services 13%, retail 10%Average commute 40 minutes22% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 40% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages44% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher83% finished high school, 20% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 44%, Russian or other Slavic 16%, other Indo-European languages 11%, Spanish 10%32% 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 landmarksYeshiva and Kollel Harbotzas Torah Schoolcollege · under a mileYeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin Academycollege · under a mileQuaker Hillpeak · 2.7 miPoint Breezecape · 3.9 miBreezy Pointcape · 4.9 miProspect Park Lakelake · 2.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 1.9 mi · 18,548 acresOcean Parkway Mallspark · under a mileHendrick I. Lott Househistoric site · 1.9 miGovernors Island National Monumentnational monument · 5.4 miShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 5.0 mi · 405 acresCastle Clinton National Monumentnational monument · 6.2 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 202442 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 home86% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% 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
Elevation35 ft11 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNew York Community Hospital1.0 miPost officeMidwood Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall5.1 miPoliceNew York Police Department 70th Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationFire Department New York Engine 250under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi158 schools58 elementary, 11 middle, 31 high, 58 otherSchoolPublic School 99 The Isaac Asimov School for Science and Literatureright hereSchoolYeshiva Ohr Shraga Veretzky Schoolunder a mileHighMesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin High Schoolunder a mileCollegeYeshiva and Kollel Harbotzas Torah Schoolunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK9.8 miInterstateI-2782.8 miUS highwayUS 1 (Trk)9.6 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP9.1 miSubwayAvenue JMetropolitan 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.)OurBus1.3 miTransit203 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 11230 ZIP area.
