| ZIP Codes: | 47 ZIP Codes (43 Standard, 2 PO Box, 2 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 332 / 347 / 646 / 718 / 917 / 929 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:34 PM |
| Population: | 2,631,396 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 36047 |
| CBSA: | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ |
| Land Area: | 69 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 40.6596, -73.9593 |
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2,631,396 residents live across 47 ZIPs covering 69 sq mi, served by 1 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 2,570,801 to 2,583,668 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.5% change. 19 ZIPs gained residents, 18 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 11215 (Brooklyn, $185,865 median) and poorest ZIP 11239 (Brooklyn, $38,015) are 6.0 miles apart — a 4.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.1× across this county — from $523,900 in 11224 (Brooklyn) to $1,636,500 in 11217 (Brooklyn).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 9,054 people/sq mi in 11239 (Brooklyn) to 73,289 in 11226 (Brooklyn).
Most of the decade's growth concentrated around Brooklyn — top growth ZIPs averaged +25.3% over the past ten years ( 11239 , 11201 and 11222 ).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.6% bachelor's+ in 11212 (Brooklyn) to 80.6% in 11215 (Brooklyn) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New York, this is the #1 most populous of 62 counties and ranks #16 for median household income .
On the national stage, Kings County is the #9 most populous US county .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $84,589 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
42.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (777,502 of 1,846,357 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Brooklyn.
43 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 2 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
6 ZIPs in this county where more than 60% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor's degree — typically college campuses, research enclaves, or tech corridors.
Median household income spans 4.9× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11208 | Brooklyn | Standard | 105,428 | $62,077 | 3.0 | 14.3% |
| 11226 | Brooklyn | Standard | 95,144 | $81,014 | 1.3 | -3.2% |
| 11219 | Brooklyn | Standard | 94,196 | $58,347 | 1.5 | -4.6% |
| 11207 | Brooklyn | Standard | 93,198 | $56,523 | 2.7 | -0.3% |
| 11206 | Brooklyn | Standard | 93,020 | $61,430 | 1.4 | 11.8% |
| 11221 | Brooklyn | Standard | 91,588 | $85,736 | 1.4 | 9.3% |
| 11220 | Brooklyn | Standard | 90,652 | $69,883 | 1.7 | -10.9% |
| 11214 | Brooklyn | Standard | 89,397 | $65,895 | 2.2 | 1.2% |
| 11212 | Brooklyn | Standard | 89,020 | $41,355 | 1.5 | 1.4% |
| 11236 | Brooklyn | Standard | 88,051 | $81,464 | 3.6 | -9.9% |
| 11230 | Brooklyn | Standard | 86,978 | $70,027 | 1.8 | -0.1% |
| 11234 | Brooklyn | Standard | 83,187 | $97,479 | 7.3 | -13.0% |
| 11233 | Brooklyn | Standard | 81,822 | $62,411 | 1.3 | 17.5% |
| 11204 | Brooklyn | Standard | 79,800 | $69,479 | 1.6 | -0.7% |
| 11235 | Brooklyn | Standard | 78,558 | $59,661 | 2.5 | 3.9% |
| 11229 | Brooklyn | Standard | 78,377 | $70,603 | 2.2 | -3.7% |
| 11223 | Brooklyn | Standard | 78,093 | $63,368 | 2.1 | 1.9% |
| 11203 | Brooklyn | Standard | 74,817 | $67,897 | 2.1 | -2.8% |
| 11218 | Brooklyn | Standard | 72,042 | $97,366 | 2.7 | -4.1% |
| 11209 | Brooklyn | Standard | 71,004 | $93,854 | 2.0 | -2.2% |
| 11201 | Brooklyn | Standard | 70,674 | $173,136 | 1.4 | 25.1% |
| 11215 | Brooklyn | Standard | 70,441 | $185,865 | 1.5 | 0.4% |
| 11213 | Brooklyn | Standard | 68,846 | $65,127 | 1.1 | 9.7% |
| 11211 | Brooklyn | Standard | 65,314 | $107,506 | 1.4 | -31.0% |
| 11216 | Brooklyn | Standard | 60,685 | $101,277 | 0.9 | 11.5% |
| 11238 | Brooklyn | Standard | 58,345 | $134,523 | 1.1 | 12.3% |
| 11225 | Brooklyn | Standard | 58,158 | $88,568 | 1.1 | -2.4% |
| 11210 | Brooklyn | Standard | 57,915 | $83,692 | 1.6 | -13.6% |
| 11205 | Brooklyn | Standard | 51,676 | $93,887 | 1.1 | 19.3% |
| 11224 | Brooklyn | Standard | 50,822 | $43,648 | 1.5 | 19.0% |
| 11249 | Brooklyn | Standard | 47,728 | $123,047 | 0.7 | — |
| 11237 | Brooklyn | Standard | 45,334 | $85,196 | 1.0 | -18.0% |
| 11217 | Brooklyn | Standard | 43,490 | $162,863 | 0.7 | 12.8% |
| 11222 | Brooklyn | Standard | 42,853 | $125,734 | 1.7 | 23.9% |
| 11228 | Brooklyn | Standard | 42,241 | $83,665 | 1.5 | -8.3% |
| 11231 | Brooklyn | Standard | 38,276 | $139,930 | 1.5 | 10.6% |
| 11232 | Brooklyn | Standard | 27,816 | $90,891 | 1.2 | -5.6% |
| 11239 | Brooklyn | Standard | 16,410 | $38,015 | 1.8 | 26.8% |
| 11252 | Brooklyn | Standard | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 11256 | Brooklyn | Standard | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 11243 | Brooklyn | Standard | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 11202 | Brooklyn | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 11241 | Brooklyn | Standard | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 11242 | Brooklyn | Standard | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 11245 | Brooklyn | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 11247 | Brooklyn | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 11251 | Brooklyn | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |