Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:24 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:16 am – 4:31 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People105,716 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.530,079 householdsMedian household income $72,270Median home value $742,900Median rent $1,988 a month23% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,772 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 49,555 employedMain industries: hospitality, food and recreation 20%, construction 18%, education and health care 18%Average commute 45 minutes17% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 63% take public transport, 10% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages16% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher65% finished high school, 4% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 16%, Spanish 69%, Chinese 6%, other Indo-European languages 4%52% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 72°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 29°F45 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month August30 in of snow a year, on about 14 days22 days above 90°F, 62 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New York Laguardia Ap station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksCollege Pointcape · 3.1 miLong Island Business Institutecollege · 1.4 miHunts Pointcape · 3.8 miVaughn College of Aeronautics and Technologycollege · 2.0 miMeadow Lakelake · 1.3 miFlushing Baybay · 1.6 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGrand Central Parkway Extensionpark · within reach · 251 acresFlushing Meadows Corona Parkpark · under a mile · 897 acresGantry Plaza State Parkstate park · 5.3 miCypress Hills National Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.4 miFDR Four Freedoms State Parkstate park · 5.6 miMarsha P. Johnson State Parkstate park · 6.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.8 on 5 Apr 202448 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202513 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighQueens County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighCold wave Very HighHeat wave Very HighStrong wind Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025232 of 365 days measured126 moderate, 6 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 44, worst day 154main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Queens County monitors, NY
Internet at home88% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL17% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNew York City Systemserves 8,271,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation33 ft10 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalLong Island Jewish - Forest Hills Hospital1.4 miPost officeCorona - A Post Officeunder a mileTown hallKings Point Village Hall6.8 miPoliceNew York Police Department 110th Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationFire Department New York Engine 289 Ladder 138under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi63 schools28 elementary, 7 middle, 11 high, 17 otherElementaryPublic School 28Q Thomas Emanuel Early Childhood Centerunder a mileElementaryPublic School 16 Queens The Nancy DeBenedittis Schoolunder a mileElementaryPublic School 143Q Louis Armstrong Schoolunder a mileCollegeLong Island Business Institute1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaGuardia Airport LGA2.2 miInterstateI-678under a mileUS highwayUS 17.0 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP7.5 miSubway111 StMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachQueens, NY (Flushing - Hampton Jitney and Q88 bus stop at 13875 Horace Harding Highway, at the corner of Main Street)OurBus1.5 miTransit96 stops within a mileMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), MTABUSSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11368 ZIP area.
