11238 Zip Code Profile

11238 is a densely populated, upscale urban zip code in Brooklyn, New York. The population is racially diverse, and mostly single. At $635,900 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 income here is $59,272/year. This is less than the national average of $70,000/year. However, the national average number is a little misleading because there are some very wealthy Americans earning $50 million a year or more. (Wouldn't that be nice!) This pushes the national average higher than in would be without those edge cases. The median household income in the US (median, meaning half of US households make more and half make less) is at about $50,000/year. Median family income in 11238 is $43,782.

An intersting fact about income: Men in 11238 earn an average of $38,592/year. Women earn only $34,085/year.

23,516 people in 11238 have jobs. This statistic includes anyone over the age of 16.

Are you thinking about moving to a neighborhood in 11238? You might be interested to know that the average commute time to work for people living in 11238 is 40.8 minutes!

The median age here is 35. There are 22,667 men and 26,595 women. The median age for men is 34 while for women the median age is 35.

To give you a sense of the community, 26,414 people (out of the 49,262 people live here) have lived in their home at least 5 years. The Post Office delivers mail to 23,043 homes, and 1,157 businesses every day. 1,617 people ride bikes or walk to work on a fairly regular basis.

11238 Zip code is located in the Eastern time zone at 41 degrees latitude (Fun Fact: this is the same latitude as Porto, Portugal!) and -74 degrees longitude. It has an average elevation of 86 feet above sea levell.

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• Demographics

• Total Population: 49,262
• White Population: 20,241
• Black Population: 25,010
• Hispanic Population: 5,683
• Asian Population: 3,497
• Hawaiian Population: 125
• Indian Population: 654
• Male Population: 22,667
• Female Population: 26,595
• Median Age: 35
• Median Age of Males: 34
• Median Age of Females: 35

• 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: 40.7
• Elevation: 87 feet above sea levele
• Area code: 347/718/917

• Marital Status

• Average Age

• The Commute to Work

• Total commuters: 22,769
• Drive alone: 3,235
• Carpool: 1,237
• Public transit: 16,513
• Ride bikes or walk: 1,617


• Average commute time: 40.8 minutes.
•    0 - 5: 115
•    5 - 9: 539
•    10 - 14: 855
•    15 - 19: 1,193
•    20 - 24: 2,187
•    25 - 29: 1,056
•    30 - 34: 4,747
•    35 - 39: 1,169
•    40 - 44: 2,043
•    45 - 59: 4,910
•    60 - 89: 2,702
•    90 plus: 1,253

• The Economics

• Average House Value: $635,900
• Average Annual Household Income: $61,950
• Businesses: 858
• Employees: 7,240
• Annual Payroll: $256,981,000
• Average Family Income: $59,272
• Median Family Income: $39,917
• Average Income for Men: $38,592
• Average Income for Women: $34,085

• The Politics

• Congressional District: 11, 10
• Congressional District Land Area: 12.0, 17.0
• Sr Senator: Charles E. Schumer (D)
• Jr Senator: Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D)
• US House Representative: Michael G. Grimm (R)

• Other Stuff

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

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Primary Schools

P.S. 11 Purvis J. Behan School

419 Waverly Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 638-2661

P.S. 22

433 St. Mark's Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 857-4503

P.S. 316 Elijah G. Stroud School

750 Classon Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 638-4043

P.S. 56 Lewis H. Latimer School

170 Gates Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 857-3149

P.S. 9 Teunis G. Bergen School

80 Underhill Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 834-6790

Middle Schools

Elijah Stroud Middle School

750 Classon Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 638-3067

I.S. 340

227 Sterling Place

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 857-5516

Ms 571

80 Underhill Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 935-3978

Satellite Iii

170 Gates Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 789-5835

High Schools

Acorn Community High School

561 Grand Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 789-2258

Benjamin Banneker Academy

71 Clinton Ave

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 797-3702

Other Schools

P.S. 753 School For Career Development

510 Clermont Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 11238

(718) 857-4646