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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People58,345 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 35.227,919 householdsMedian household income $134,523Median home value $1,099,700Median rent $2,616 a month28% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $6,655 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.9% unemployment rate77% of adults are in the labour force, 35,430 employedMain industries: professional and business services 27%, education and health care 21%, information 11%Average commute 38 minutes7% drive alone, 2% car-pool, 47% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 33% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages73% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 33% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, Spanish 9%, other Indo-European languages 2%, French or Haitian Creole 2%6% 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 landmarksQuaker Hillpeak · under a mileCity University of New York Medger Evers Collegecollege · under a mileTalmudical Seminary Oholei Torahcollege · 1.1 miRed Hookcape · 2.8 miProspect Park Lakelake · 1.1 miSullivan Hillpeak · under a mileSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGovernors Island National Monumentnational monument · 2.9 miCastle Clinton National Monumentnational monument · 3.4 miBrooklyn Museumpark · within reachEmpire-Fulton Ferry State Parkstate park · 2.6 miAfrican Burial Ground National Monumentnational monument · 3.6 miBrooklyn Botanic Gardenpark · under a mileSource: 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 202513 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 home94% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL8% 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
Elevation190 ft58 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNew York - Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospitalunder a milePost officePark Slope Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall2.0 miPoliceNew York Police Department Transit District 32under a mileFire stationFire Department New York Engine 280 Ladder 132under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi181 schools58 elementary, 21 middle, 37 high, 65 otherHighBrooklyn School for Music and Theaterunder a mileHighHigh School For Global Citizenshipunder a mileHighBrooklyn Academy of Science and the Environmentunder a mileCollegeCity University of New York Medger Evers Collegeunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaGuardia Airport LGA8.8 miInterstateI-2781.6 miUS highwayUS 97.0 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP5.7 miSubwayEastern Pkwy-Brooklyn MuseumMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachBrooklyn, NY (Crown Heights - 40 Empire Blvd, near Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen and Dunkin Donuts)OurBusunder a mileTransit265 stops within a mileMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), MTA Long Island Rail Road (MTA LIRR)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11238 ZIP area.