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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People88,051 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.131,033 householdsMedian household income $81,464Median home value $743,100Median rent $1,660 a month52% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,533 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.2% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 38,049 employedMain industries: education and health care 43%, transport, warehousing and utilities 12%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 50 minutes35% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 48% take public transport, 2% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher88% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 74%, French or Haitian Creole 16%, Spanish 5%, other languages 3%9% 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, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksStony Pointcape · 3.3 miPoint Breezecape · 4.0 miCanarsie Beachbeach · 1.0 miCanarsie Piervisitor center · 1.1 miSUNY Downstate Health Sciences Universitycollege · 2.6 miDarkei Noam Rabbinical Collegecollege · 2.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · within reach · 18,548 acresShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 1.4 mi · 405 acresCanarsie Parkpark · under a mile · 136 acresPaerdegat Basin Parkpark · under a mile · 119 acresCypress Hills National Cemeteryhistoric site · 3.4 miBroad Channel American Parkstate park · 5.0 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 202445 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 home92% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL10% 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
Elevation16 ft5 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBrookdale Hospital and Medical Center1.3 miPost officeCanarsie Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall6.0 miPoliceNew York Police Department 69th Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationBrooklyn Fire Stationunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi81 schools41 elementary, 13 middle, 14 high, 13 otherElementaryGreat Commission Christian Schoolunder a mileElementaryPublic School 115 Daniel Mucatel Schoolunder a mileMiddleIntermediate School 211 John Wilsonunder a mileCollegeSUNY Downstate Health Sciences University2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK6.4 miInterstateI-6785.0 miUS highwayUS 911 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP9.2 miSubwayCanarsie-Rockaway PkwyMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachBrooklyn, NY (Crown Heights - 40 Empire Blvd, near Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Dunkin Donuts)OurBus3.6 miTransit190 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 11236 ZIP area.
