Postal Codes

11228 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 11228 covers Brooklyn, New York, with a population of about 42,325 and a median household income of $80,737.

Population
42,32528,269 per square mile
Median age
44.15.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$80,737about the New York median
Poverty rate
13.2%0.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$1,212,115up 18.1% in five years
Median rent
$1,8281.2× the New York median
Degree or higher
37.1%2.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
54.7%10.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
895

Where 11228 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

Population42,325
Median age44.1
Family households73.9%
Born outside the US41%
Speaks a language other than English at home57.8%
White (non-Hispanic)47.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)36.3%
Hispanic or Latino12.6%
Veterans2.1%
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$80,737
Income per person$41,546
Poverty rate13.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance14.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k5.3%
$25–30k2.8%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k3.4%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k5.8%
$60–75k7.5%
$75–100k10.9%
$100–125k9.3%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k10.7%
$200k or more16.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed21,080
Mean adjusted gross income$69,806
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.5%
Returns, under $25k37.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.5%
Returns, $100k–$200k13.9%
Returns, $200k or more6.5%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$1,131,700
Median gross rent$1,828
Rent as a share of household income35.6%
Owner-occupied54.7%
Vacant homes7.5%
Median year built1938

What the homes are

Detached house8.1%
Attached house24.4%
2 to 4 units55.4%
5 to 19 units7.2%
20 or more units4.7%
Mobile home0.2%
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$1,212,115as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 18.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 40.1%
Typical asking rent$2,871as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical asking rent, 5 yearsup 53.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$1,212,115$309,818

$309,818 in 2000 to $1,212,115 in 2026.

Typical asking rent
202120232026$2,871$1,871

$1,871 in 2021 to $2,871 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%
High school diploma or higher80%
Works from home17%
Drives to work alone25.6%
Takes public transport38.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more48.4%
Health

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

Obesity19.1% 14.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.4% 0.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.9% 1.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure27.9% 6.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.3% 2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression15.2% 6.7 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.4% 1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis20.5% 4.6 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.6% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.7% same as the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.7% 1 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma8.9% 1.5 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 year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist59.6% 1.7 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.7% 5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support30.7% 5.9 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity19.8% 2.7 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity13.6% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness35.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.1% 2.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.3% 0.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments895
People employed4,719
Annual payroll$215,204,000
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 8.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 25 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss3.6 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 wave57.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane56.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather40.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind34.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave33.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide23Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado14.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding12.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning11.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm10.7Very Low 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$80,737$84,578$78,538
Income per person$41,546$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate13.2%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$1,131,700$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,828$1,576$1,348
Homeownership54.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate6%6.2%5.2%
Works from home17%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US41%22.6%13.9%
Median age44.139.638.7
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 US3.7 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Household characteristics59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status63more vulnerable than 63% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts
Walkability12.2 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

11209 Brooklyn, NY1.8 km away
11214 Brooklyn, NY2.2 km away
11204 Brooklyn, NY2.2 km away
11219 Brooklyn, NY2.3 km away
11220 Brooklyn, NY2.6 km away
11223 Brooklyn, NY3.9 km away
11232 Brooklyn, NY4 km away
11230 Brooklyn, NY4 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 area1.5 sq mi
Population density28,269 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.6174, -74.0121

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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