Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 5 min5:24 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:15 am – 4:31 pm
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People83,187 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 43.029,799 householdsMedian household income $97,479Median home value $795,100Median rent $1,848 a month68% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,716 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 38,458 employedMain industries: education and health care 41%, professional and business services 10%, retail 8%Average commute 46 minutes38% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 38% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle, 11% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages40% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 65%, French or Haitian Creole 10%, Spanish 7%, Russian or other Slavic 6%13% 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, 4 mi away
Nearby landmarksPoint Breezecape · 1.8 miStony Pointcape · 2.9 miNorth Forty Trailtrailhead · 1.1 miNorth 40 Trailheadtrailhead · 1.1 miDarkei Noam Rabbinical Collegecollege · 2.3 miKingsborough Community College City University of New Yorlcollege · 2.4 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · within reach · 18,548 acresMarine Parkpark · under a mile · 865 acresNyc Open Spacepark · under a mileShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 3.0 mi · 405 acresBroad Channel American Parkstate park · 4.6 miCypress Hills National Cemeteryhistoric site · 5.7 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 202445 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202519 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 subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL9% 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
Elevation13 ft4 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNew York Community Hospital2.0 miPost officeRyder Retail Post Office1.1 miTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall7.2 miPoliceNew York Police Department 63rd Precinct Station2.1 miFire stationFire Department New York Engine 323under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools18 elementary, 4 middle, 7 high, 7 otherElementaryPublic School 236K The Mill Basin Schoolunder a mileElementaryYeshivah of Crown Heights Schoolunder a mileElementarySaint Bernard Catholic Academyunder a mileCollegeDarkei Noam Rabbinical College2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK7.2 miInterstateI-2785.8 miUS highwayUS 912 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP11 miSubwayAvenue UMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)2.4 miCoachBrooklyn, NY (Gravesend - B82 bus stop at 481 Kings Hwy, in front of Starbucks. Across from Kings Hwy F train station.)OurBus3.2 miTransit123 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 11234 ZIP area.
