11209 Zip Code Profile

11209 is a densely populated, upscale urban zip code in Brooklyn, New York. The population is primarily white, and about evenly divided between singles and married couples. At $611,400 the average home value here is a bit higher than average for the New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island metro area, so this probably isn't the place to look for housing bargains.

The average family here is doing well financially earning $73,878/year.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 11209 earn an average of $45,767/year. Women earn only $36,868/year.

32,296 people in 11209 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 11209? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living in 11209 is 41.7 minutes!

The median age here is 39. There are 33,179 men and 35,674 women. The median age for men is 37 while for women the median age is 40.

To give you a sense of the community, 40,027 people (out of the 68,853 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 28,782 homes, and 1,808 businesses every day. 2,730 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

11209 Zip code is located in the Eastern time zone at 41 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Barcelona, Spain!) and -74 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 72 feet above sea levell.

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• 122nd Precinct Community Council
• Arrochar Pk Civic Association
• Block Association of Reed Street
• Brevort Place - Franklin Avenue Block Assoc., Inc.
• Brighton Citizens Cncl
• Cassidy Lafayette Tenants
• CCRP
• Community Board 12 Brooklyn
• Concerned Citizens S I
• Concord Civic Association
• Coney Island Houses
• Emerson Hill Civic Association
• Fraser Civic Association
• Grasmere Homeowners Association
• Greenfield Civic Association
• Grymes Hill East Civic Association
• Mariners Marsh Conservancy
• Mermaid Manor Home for Adults

• Narrows Civic Association
• North Bay Estates/Ocean Gate Associates
• Northbay Estates Tenants Association
• Rich Cty Community Association
• Sea Bay Manor Home for Adults
• Sea Rise I & II/ Bay Park I & II
• Sojourner Truth Fannie Lou Hamer Council
• South Midwood Residents Association
• St George Civic Association
• Surfside Gardens
• Tappen Homeowners
• Tompkinsville Civic Alliance
• United Puerto Rican Organization of Sunset Park (UpRise)
• Unity Tower Tenant Association
• Ward-Nixon Association, Inc.
• West Brighton Restoration
• West Brighton Tenants Association

• Demographics

• Total Population: 68,853
• White Population: 54,950
• Black Population: 2,063
• Hispanic Population: 10,322
• Asian Population: 8,959
• Hawaiian Population: 94
• Indian Population: 448
• Male Population: 33,179
• Female Population: 35,674
• Median Age: 39
• Median Age of Males: 37
• Median Age of Females: 40

• Geography

• Region: Northeast
• Division: Middle Atlantic
• State: New York
• CSA Name: New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA
• CBSA Type: Metropolitan
• CBSA Name: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island NY-NJ-PA
• County: Kings
• City: Brooklyn
• Longitude: -74.0
• Latitude: 40.6
• Elevation: 72 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 718

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 31,700
• Drive alone: 9,092
• Carpool: 2,878
• Public transit: 16,820
• Ride bikes or walk: 2,730


• Average commute time: 41.7 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 361
•    5 - 9: 1,313
•    10 - 14: 2,063
•    15 - 19: 2,286
•    20 - 24: 2,305
•    25 - 29: 911
•    30 - 34: 3,757
•    35 - 39: 874
•    40 - 44: 2,032
•    45 - 59: 5,995
•    60 - 89: 8,167
•    90 plus: 1,636

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $611,400
• Average Annual Household Income: $57,082
• Businesses: 1,895
• Employees: 14,904
• Annual Payroll: $593,199,000
• Average Family Income: $73,878
• Median Family Income: $44,518
• Average Income for Men: $45,767
• Average Income for Women: $36,868

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 13, 08
• Congressional District Land Area: 56.0, 14.0
• Sr Senator: Charles E. Schumer (D)
• Jr Senator: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D)
• US House Representative: Charles B. Rangel (D)

• Other Stuff

• County FIPS Code: 047
• State FIPS Code: 36

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Primary Schools

P.S. 102 Bayview School

211 72d Street

Brooklyn, NY 11209

(718) 748-7404

P.S. 104 Fort Hamilton School

9115 Fifth Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11209

(718) 836-4630

P.S. 170 Lexington School

7109 Sixth Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11209

(718) 748-0333

P.S. 185 Walter Kassenbrock School

8601 Ridge Boulevard

Brooklyn, NY 11209

(718) 745-6610

Middle Schools

I.S. 30 Mary White Ovington

415 Ovington Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11209

(718) 491-5684

High Schools

Fort Hamilton High School

8301 Shore Road

Brooklyn, NY 11209

(718) 748-1537