Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:25 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:16 am – 4:31 pm
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People38,276 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.816,783 householdsMedian household income $139,930Median home value $1,611,200Median rent $2,431 a month31% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,201 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.7% unemployment rate74% of adults are in the labour force, 21,159 employedMain industries: professional and business services 27%, education and health care 23%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%Average commute 36 minutes8% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 39% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle, 32% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages68% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 32% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Spanish 10%, other Indo-European languages 3%, French or Haitian Creole 3%7% 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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksRed Hookcape · under a mileQuaker Hillpeak · 2.1 miSaint Francis Collegecollege · 1.3 miBrooklyn Law Schoolcollege · 1.3 miGovernors Island Visitor Centervisitor center · 1.1 miGowanus Baybay · 1.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGovernors Island National Monumentnational monument · 1.0 miCastle Clinton National Monumentnational monument · 1.8 miStatue of Liberty National Monumentnational monument · 2.2 miAfrican Burial Ground National Monumentnational monument · 2.5 miEmpire-Fulton Ferry State Parkstate park · 1.9 miLiberty State Parkstate park · 2.4 mi · 146 acresSource: 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 202512 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 subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% 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
Elevation12 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNew York - Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital1.5 miPost officeRed Hook Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall1.3 miPoliceNew York Police Department 76th Precinctunder a mileFire stationFire Department New York Engine 202 Ladder 101under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi84 schools23 elementary, 11 middle, 22 high, 28 otherSchoolBrooklyn School for Collaborative Studiesunder a mileElementaryPublic School 146 Brooklyn New Schoolunder a mileMiddleMary McDowell Friends Schoolunder a mileCollegeSaint Francis College1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR8.7 miInterstateI-278under a mileUS highwayUS 95.3 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP5.1 miSubwayCarroll StMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachNew York 3rd AveFlixBus1.6 miTransit95 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 11231 ZIP area.