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ZIP Code 11220: Brooklyn, NY

ZIP code 11220 uses the postal name Brooklyn, New York and lies entirely in Kings County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 91,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 7th most populous of Brooklyn's 38 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $69,883 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Most of its land (100%) lies in the city of New York.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2021
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania
112sectional center: Brooklyn, NY (SCF 112)
20delivery area within it
Town
Brooklyn · 38 residential ZIPs
Census places
New York
Neighborhoods
Bay Ridge, Sunset Park GeoNames
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
House districts
NY-10 (97%), NY-11 (3%) 119th Congress, by share of land
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
1.7 sq mi · 52,461 people per sq mi
PO Box ZIPs
9 more ZIP codes use the name Brooklyn for PO boxes or single organizations

Where is ZIP code 11220?

11220 centers on 40.641°, -74.017° and covers 1.7 square miles of land. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 11219, 11232, 11209, 11228.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 11220 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 11220, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0); neighborhoods from the GeoNames gazetteer (CC BY 4.0), placed in this ZIP code by PlainZIP.

How does 11220 compare with the rest of Brooklyn?

Rank of 11220 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure11220In BrooklynIn NY
People (ACS 2020-2024)90,6527th of 3813th of 1,826
Median household income$70k24th of 38768th of 1,081
Median home value$1.03M18th of 3766th of 1,172

Its median household income is higher than in 46% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than more than 99% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 11220?

The 2020 Census counted 105,797 people in 11220; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 90,652. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 6.2% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
90,652
2020 Census count
105,797+6.2% since 2010 (99,598)
Households
28,420
Median age
37.4

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 11220?

Of the 90,652 people the ACS estimates in 11220, 24.7% are under 18 and 14.6% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is Hispanic or Latino (41.3%), then Asian (not Hispanic) (38.1%).

  • Under 1824.7%
  • 18 to 6460.7%
  • 65 and older14.6%
Age of the people of 11220 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • Hispanic or Latino41.3%
  • Asian, not Hispanic38.1%
  • White, not Hispanic16.5%
  • Other or two or more2.2%
  • Black, not Hispanic1.9%
Race and Hispanic origin in 11220 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 11220 earn?

Median household income is $69,883 (ACS 2020-2024), the 24th highest of the 38 ranked ZIP codes in Brooklyn. It rose from $61,584 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$69,883
Income per person
$29,077
Below the poverty line
22.9%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
7.7%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
27.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$37,59152,060 returns; wages 82% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 11220?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$1,029,200
Median gross rent
$1,768
Homes owned by their occupants
26.7%
Housing units
31,225
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Index = 100 in 1986, the first year FHFA reports for 11220; 2021: 685.1. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 11220 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 11220?

2,857 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 50 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade627
  • Accommodation and food services410
  • Other services (except public administration)333
  • Health care and social assistance315
  • Construction209
  • Wholesale trade198

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 11220?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 11220, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
11219Brooklyn94,196$58k1.2 mi
11232Brooklyn27,816$91k1.2 mi
11209Brooklyn71,004$94k1.5 mi
11228Brooklyn42,241$84k1.7 mi
11218Brooklyn72,042$97k2.1 mi (near)
11215Brooklyn70,441$186k2.2 mi (near)
11204Brooklyn79,800$70k2.3 mi (near)
11231Brooklyn38,276$140k2.6 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.