Postal Codes

11220 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11220 covers Brooklyn, New York, with a population of about 90,792 and a median household income of $64,201.

Population
90,79252,544 per square mile
Median age
37.21.5 points below the US average
Median household income
$64,20124% below the New York median
Poverty rate
23.3%10.9 points above the US average
Typical home value
$975,526down 20% in five years
Median rent
$1,6881.1× the New York median
Degree or higher
25.4%9.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
27.6%37.4 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
2,783

Where 11220 is

Brooklyn, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population90,792
Median age37.2
Family households71.8%
Born outside the US52%
Speaks a language other than English at home79.8%
White (non-Hispanic)16.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)39.9%
Hispanic or Latino39.9%
Veterans1.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$64,201
Income per person$27,359
Poverty rate23.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance27.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.5%
$10–15k5.7%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k5.1%
$25–30k4.5%
$30–35k3.8%
$35–40k4.0%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k4.0%
$50–60k6.5%
$60–75k9.9%
$75–100k13.4%
$100–125k8.3%
$125–150k5.3%
$150–200k7.4%
$200k or more8.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed52,060
Mean adjusted gross income$37,591
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.5%
Returns, under $25k55.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k9.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k4.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k5.3%
Returns, $200k or more1.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,021,200
Median gross rent$1,688
Rent as a share of household income34.2%
Owner-occupied27.6%
Vacant homes8.3%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house2.5%
Attached house7.7%
2 to 4 units45.4%
5 to 19 units27.6%
20 or more units16.3%
Mobile home0.4%
Boat, RV or van0.1%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$975,526as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsdown 20%
Typical home value, 10 yearsdown 26.9%
Typical asking rent$2,740as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 8.3%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 42.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,503,498$405,935

$405,935 in 2000 to $975,526 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
201820222026$2,740$1,925

$1,950 in 2018 to $2,740 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%
High school diploma or higher62.4%
Works from home10.7%
Drives to work alone14.2%
Takes public transport48.2%
Commutes 45 minutes or more47.9%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity21.7% 11.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.5% 2.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.8% 6.3 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health26.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)16.6% 5.3 pts above the national average of 11.3%
Depression14.2% 7.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity36.7% 11.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis17.3% 7.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication70.9% 3.8 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)3.9% 3.8 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.9% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.3% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening51.6% 12.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.4% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist45.8% 15.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support36.9% 12.1 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity36.6% 19.5 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps28% 13.7 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.6% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity24.2% 10.4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport15% 5.8 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness39.7% 5.3 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability5.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat12.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours41.9% 5.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost19.8% 6.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability8.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments2,783
People employed29,013
Annual payroll$1,564,111,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 17.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 38 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss7.1 out of 100
Community resilience8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Heat wave71.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane67.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake56.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather52.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind49.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide40.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail37Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado23.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding21.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning20.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm20.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding15.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$64,201$84,578$78,538
Income per person$27,359$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate23.3%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$1,021,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,688$1,576$1,348
Homeownership27.6%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.4%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.7%6.2%5.2%
Works from home10.7%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US52%22.6%13.9%
Median age37.239.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNY AVE V BROOKLYN, NY US5.9 km away
Rain in a year47 in
Snow in a year24 in

Average high and low by month

January39.7°F / 27.5°F3.53 in rain, 6.5 in snow
February42.4°F / 29.1°F2.97 in rain, 8.5 in snow
March49.7°F / 35.2°F4.37 in rain, 4.4 in snow
April60.5°F / 44.8°F3.85 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May70.5°F / 54.4°F4.03 in rain
June79.3°F / 64°F4.44 in rain
July84.8°F / 70.3°F4.85 in rain
August83.3°F / 68.9°F3.92 in rain
September76.5°F / 62.4°F3.92 in rain
October65°F / 51.2°F4.02 in rain
November54.3°F / 41.4°F3.23 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December44.5°F / 33.2°F4 in rain, 4.3 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket10% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

New York City Department Of Education100% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability86more vulnerable than 86% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status80more vulnerable than 80% of US census tracts
Household characteristics66more vulnerable than 66% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status81more vulnerable than 81% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport84more vulnerable than 84% of US census tracts
Walkability14 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

11232 Brooklyn, NY1.6 km away
11219 Brooklyn, NY1.7 km away
11209 Brooklyn, NY2.3 km away
11228 Brooklyn, NY2.6 km away
11218 Brooklyn, NY3.2 km away
11204 Brooklyn, NY3.5 km away
11215 Brooklyn, NY3.8 km away
11231 Brooklyn, NY4.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Kings County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.73 sq mi
Population density52,544 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6412, -74.0133

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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