Town guide

Queens, New York

Queens is a borough in Queens County, New York, home to about 2,323,052 people across 109 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 11004, 11005, 11101, 11102, 11103, 11104, 11105, 11106, 11109, 11354, 11355, 11356, 11357, 11358, 11359, 11360, 11361, 11362, 11363, 11364, 11365, 11366, 11367, 11368, 11369, 11371, 11372, 11373, 11374, 11375, 11377, 11378, 11379, 11385, 11411, 11412, 11413, 11414, 11415, 11416, 11417, 11418, 11419, 11420, 11421, 11422, 11423, 11424, 11426, 11427, 11428, 11429, 11430, 11432, 11433, 11434, 11435, 11436, 11439, 11451, 11691, 11692, 11693, 11694 and 11697, and parts of 11001, 11040 and 11370 are in Queens too.

Homes sold for a median of $552 per square foot across 59 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 6 of 59 were seller’s markets.

Population2,323,05221,367 per sq mi
Median home value$723,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$552Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking23%Median of 59 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Queens

68 ZIP codes, 3 shared with neighboring towns
Bayside, NY11359Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Flushing, NY11371Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Jamaica, NY11424Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Jamaica, NY11430Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Jamaica, NY11439Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Jamaica, NY11451Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Queens

Distances

Nearest major airportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+New York, NY7 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Queens; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Queens

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Queens had 2,405,464 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.

It’s the 2nd largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.

Queens County grew from 152,999 residents in 1900 to 2,405,464 in 2020.

Queens population by census2000: 2,229,379, 2010: 2,230,722, 2020: 2,405,4642,229,37920002,230,72220102,405,4642020

Queens County, 1900–2020

Queens County population, 1900 to 20201900: 152,999, 1910: 284,041, 1920: 469,042, 1930: 1,079,129, 1940: 1,297,634, 1950: 1,550,849, 1960: 1,809,578, 1970: 1,986,473, 1980: 1,891,325, 1990: 1,951,598, 2000: 2,229,379, 2010: 2,230,722, 2020: 2,405,464153K’00’10469K’20’301.3M’40’501.8M’60’701.9M’80’902.2M’00’102.4M’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 43.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near QueensJan: high 40°F, low 26°F, 3.2 in; Feb: high 42°F, low 27°F, 2.8 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 34°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 43°F, 3.6 in; May: high 68°F, low 53°F, 3.7 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 62°F, 3.9 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 69°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 68°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 61°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 50°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 40°F, 3.1 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 32°F, 4 in40°26°Jan3.242°27°Feb2.849°34°Mar3.959°43°Apr3.668°53°May3.778°62°Jun3.984°69°Jul3.982°68°Aug4.176°61°Sep3.665°50°Oct3.754°40°Nov3.145°32°Dec4.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, New York Jfk Intl Ap, NY weather station (6 miles away).

Jobs in Queens County

616,045 jobs at 51,188 businesses in Queens County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Queens CountyHealth care and social assistance: 197,121 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 69,364 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 58,684 jobs; Retail trade: 56,495 jobs; Construction: 49,180 jobs; Administrative and support: 38,983 jobs; Other services: 28,679 jobs; Wholesale trade: 20,528 jobsHealth care and social assistance 32% Transportation and warehousing 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Retail trade 9% Construction 8% Administrative and support 6% Other services 5% Wholesale trade 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

21,075 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Queens’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Jamaica Hospital Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · JamaicaUnder a mile
  • Queens Hospital CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Jamaica1.0 miles
  • New York-Presbyterian/QueensGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Flushing2.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors2,381
Specialist doctors3,055
Dentists1,788
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants3,758
Mental health providers5,493
Physical and occupational therapists3,942
Optometrists377
Chiropractors281
Pharmacies1,775

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Queens

Parks (534 nearby)

  • Flushing Meadows-Corona Park · 1,186 acres2.6 mi
  • Alley Pond Park · 618 acres4.7 mi
  • Forest Park · 564 acres1.8 mi
  • Cunningham Park · 453 acres3.4 mi
  • Idlewild Park · 226 acres5.4 mi
  • Spring Creek Park · 153 acres4.5 mi

Grocery stores (409 nearby)

  • Aftab Supermarket0.4 mi
  • Trade Fair0.4 mi
  • Al Aqsa Supermarket0.6 mi
  • C-Town0.6 mi

Pharmacies (353 nearby)

  • Briarwood Pharmacy0.4 mi
  • Walgreens0.4 mi
  • Super Script Pharmacy0.5 mi
  • Metro Drugs0.5 mi

Libraries (70 nearby)

  • Queens Public Library at Briarwood0.1 mi
  • Richmond Hill Branch Queens Borough Public Library0.9 mi
  • Queens Public Library Kew Gardens Hills1.2 mi
  • Queens Public Library at Central1.3 mi
  • Lefferts Branch Queens Borough Public Library1.6 mi

Museums (18 nearby)

  • King Manor Museum0.9 mi
  • Godwin-Ternbach Museum1.9 mi
  • Queens Museum2.9 mi
  • Curly's Cowboy Center3.1 mi
  • New York Hall of Science3.2 mi

Theaters and performance venues (42 nearby)

  • Jamaica Performing Arts Center1.0 mi
  • Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning1.1 mi
  • Afrikan Poetry Theatre1.8 mi
  • Art Center1.9 mi
  • Queens College Amphitheatre2.0 mi

Counts are within about 7 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1683.

Colleges and universities

  • St. John's University
  • Queens College
  • LaGuardia Community College

Sports teams

  • Queensboro FC USL Championship

Notable people born here

  • Martin Scorsese (1942) · American filmmaker (born 1942)
  • Don Rickles (1926) · American stand-up comedian (1926–2017)
  • Cyndi Lauper (1953) · American singer
  • Jesse Eisenberg (1983) · American actor
  • Paulette Goddard (1910) · American actress (1910–1990)
  • Tony Bennett (1926) · American singer (1926–2023)
  • Stephen Jay Gould (1941) · American biologist and historian of science (1941–2002)
  • Jon Favreau (1966) · American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Queens

Public schools here are run by New York City Geographic District #28, New York City Geographic District #24, New York City Geographic District #25 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (389)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Academy for Excellence Through the Arts (the)Forest HillsPre-K–5573Public1.8 mi
Ace Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro CampusRidgewoodPre-K–5573Public4.7 mi
Active Learning Elementary School (the)FlushingPre-K–3458Public3.2 mi
Bellaire School (the)Queens VillagePre-K–5699Public3.3 mi
Civic School of Bayside Hills (the)BaysidePre-K–4143Public4.0 mi
Cynthia Jenkins SchoolJamaicaPre-K–5297Public3.9 mi
David N Dinkins SchoolJamaicaPre-K–5446Public1.5 mi
Elm Tree Elementary SchoolCoronaPre-K–5878Public3.3 mi
Goldie Maple AcademyArvernePre-K–8309Public8.1 mi
Gordon Parks School (the)RosedalePre-K–8561Public4.9 mi
Hector Figueroa School (the)WoodsidePre-K–5455Public5.1 mi
Hunters Point Elementary SchoolLong Island CityPre-K–5497Public7.7 mi
Ivan Lafayette Early Childhood School of the Arts (the)East ElmhurstPre-K–2222Public4.4 mi
James J Ambrose School (the)Floral ParkPre-K–5659Public6.2 mi
Jermaine L Green Stem Institute of Queens (the)JamaicaPre-K–5526Public3.1 mi
Learners and LeadersGlendalePre-K–5421Public5.0 mi
Lighthouse Elementary SchoolFar RockawayPre-K–5157Public8.3 mi
New York City Academy for DiscoveryWoodhavenPre-K–5361Public2.0 mi
Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter SchoolFar RockawayPre-K–5313Charter8.2 mi
Pioneer AcademyCoronaPre-K–5687Public3.7 mi
PS 100 Glen MorrisSouth Ozone ParkPre-K–5649Public2.0 mi
PS 101 School in the GardensForest HillsPre-K–5605Public1.4 mi
PS 102 BayviewElmhurstPre-K–81,107Public3.5 mi
PS 104 Bays Water (the)Far RockawayPre-K–5542Public7.5 mi
PS 105 Bay School (the)Far RockawayPre-K–8600Public8.1 mi
PS 107 Thomas A DooleyFlushingPre-K–5806Public3.4 mi
PS 108 Captain Vincent G FowlerSouth Ozone ParkPre-K–51,094Public2.1 mi
PS 11 Kathryn PhelanWoodsidePre-K–6689Public5.4 mi
PS 111 Jacob BlackwellLong Island CityPre-K–8554Public7.2 mi
PS 112 Dutch KillsLong Island CityPre-K–5521Public6.9 mi

And 359 more.

Private schools (116)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Al-Ihsan AcademySouth Ozone ParkPre-K–12484Islamic2.4 mi
Al-Iman SchoolJamaicaPre-K–939Islamic0.6 mi
Allen Christian SchoolJamaicaPre-K–116African Methodist Episcopal2.4 mi
Astoria Lutheran SchoolAstoriaPre-K–860Evangelical Lutheran Church in America6.6 mi
Bais Yaakov Ateres MiriamFar RockawayPre-K–10276Jewish8.6 mi
Bnos Bais Yaakov-Far RockawayFar RockawayPre-K–121,331Jewish8.4 mi
Bnos Malka AcademyForest HillsPre-K–8390Jewish1.4 mi
Circle AcademyWhitestonePre-K–884Nonsectarian5.3 mi
Darchei TorahFar RockawayPre-K–122,165Jewish8.4 mi
Dba the Nurturing Center and AcademyQueens VillagePre-K–440Nonsectarian4.1 mi
Divine Mercy Catholic AcademyOzone ParkPre-K–8183Roman Catholic2.4 mi
Divine Wisdom Catholic AcademyDouglastonPre-K–8290Roman Catholic5.6 mi
Divine Wisdom Catholic AcademyDouglastonPre-K–8288Roman Catholic5.6 mi
El Ber Islamic SchoolAstoriaPre-K–228Islamic5.9 mi
Forest Hills Montessori SchoolForest HillsPre-K–641Nonsectarian2.2 mi
Garden SchoolJackson HeightsPre-K–12232Nonsectarian4.9 mi
Holy Child Jesus Catholic AcademyRichmond HillPre-K–8303Roman Catholic1.2 mi
Holy Family Catholic AcademyFresh MeadowsPre-K–8136Roman Catholic1.8 mi
Holy Martyrs Armenian Day SchoolOakland GardensPre-K–653Nonsectarian3.7 mi
Immaculate Conception Catholic AcademyJamaicaPre-K–8217Roman Catholic1.8 mi
Immaculate Conception Catholic Academy in AstoriaAstoriaPre-K–8120Roman Catholic6.7 mi
Lutheran Church Schools of Flushing & BaysideBaysidePre-K–833Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod4.7 mi
Muslim Center Junior High SchoolFlushingPre-K–8160Islamic2.9 mi
Notre Dame Catholic AcademyRidgewoodPre-K–8186Roman Catholic4.4 mi
Our Lady of Hope Catholic AcademyMiddle VillagePre-K–8409Roman Catholic3.7 mi
Our Lady of Mercy Catholic AcademyFlushingPre-K–8247Roman Catholic1.7 mi
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic AcademySouth Ozone ParkPre-K–8269Roman Catholic2.1 mi
Promise Christian AcademyFlushingPre-K–8130Assembly of God4.3 mi
Razi SchoolWoodsidePre-K–12164Islamic5.3 mi
Resurrection Ascension Catholic AcademyRego ParkPre-K–8172Roman Catholic3.1 mi

And 86 more.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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