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ZIP Code 11222: Brooklyn, NY

ZIP code 11222 uses the postal name Brooklyn, New York and lies entirely in Kings County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 43,000 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024), the 34th most populous of Brooklyn's 38 residential ZIP codes. Median household income is $125,734 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Most of its land (100%) lies in the city of New York.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
1national area: New York, Delaware and Pennsylvania
112sectional center: Brooklyn, NY (SCF 112)
22delivery area within it
Town
Brooklyn · 38 residential ZIPs
Census places
New York
Neighborhood
Greenpoint GeoNames
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ
House district
NY-7 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
1.5 sq mi · 28,137 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 11222?

11222 centers on 40.728°, -73.948° and covers 1.5 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 11211, 11101, 11249, 11378.

11101 · Long Island City11211 · Brooklyn11249 · Brooklyn11378 · Maspeth11222 · Brooklyn (this ZIP)112221110111378112111124911101 · Long Island City11211 · Brooklyn11249 · Brooklyn11378 · Maspeth11222 · Brooklyn (this ZIP)112221110111378112111124911101 · Long Island City11211 · Brooklyn11249 · Brooklyn11378 · Maspeth11222 · Brooklyn (this ZIP)1122211101113781121111249
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 11222 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 11222, 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 11222 compare with the rest of Brooklyn?

Rank of 11222 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)
Measure11222In BrooklynIn NY
People (ACS 2020-2024)42,85334th of 38117th of 1,826
Median household income$126k6th of 38204th of 1,081
Median home value$1.38M5th of 3721st of 1,172

Its median household income is higher than in 92% 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 11222?

The 2020 Census counted 41,957 people in 11222; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 42,853. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 13.6% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
42,853
2020 Census count
41,957+13.6% since 2010 (36,934)
Households
21,316
Median age
35.1

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 11222?

Of the 42,853 people the ACS estimates in 11222, 13.0% are under 18 and 9.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (67.7%), then Hispanic or Latino (13.8%).

  • Under 1813.0%
  • 18 to 6477.8%
  • 65 and older9.2%
Age of the people of 11222 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic67.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino13.8%
  • Other or two or more7.9%
  • Asian, not Hispanic5.7%
  • Black, not Hispanic5.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 11222 (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 11222 earn?

Median household income is $125,734 (ACS 2020-2024), the 6th highest of the 38 ranked ZIP codes in Brooklyn. It rose from $114,709 in 2015-2019 (in 2024 dollars), a change larger than the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$125,734
Income per person
$77,779
Below the poverty line
9.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
7.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
66.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$124,44724,140 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 11222?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$1,376,300
Median gross rent
$2,659
Homes owned by their occupants
18.1%
Housing units
22,902

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).

What businesses are in 11222?

1,924 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 70 more than in 2018; the most are in professional, scientific, and technical services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Professional, scientific, and technical services281
  • Accommodation and food services257
  • Retail trade251
  • Construction213
  • Other services (except public administration)139
  • Wholesale trade135

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 11222?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 11222, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
11211Brooklyn65,314$108k1.0 mi
11101Long Island City42,219$121k1.4 mi
11249Brooklyn47,728$123k1.9 mi
11378Maspeth36,392$86k2.0 mi
11109Long Island City7,948$205k1.4 mi (near)
10009New York60,209$93k1.6 mi (near)
11206Brooklyn93,020$61k1.8 mi (near)
11104Sunnyside26,132$81k1.8 mi (near)
10010New York30,702$145k2.0 mi (near)

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