Local servicesHospitalElmhurst Hospital2.1 miPost officeEast Elmhurst Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEdgewater Borough Hall6.6 miPoliceNew York Police Department 115th Precinct1.2 miFire stationFire Department New York Engine 316under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools17 elementary, 5 middle, 10 otherElementaryPublic School 127 Aerospace Science Magnet Schoolunder a mileElementaryPublic School 2 Alfred Zimberg School1.1 miMiddleIntermediate School 227 Louis Armstrong School1.1 miCollegeVaughn College of Aeronautics and Technologyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportLaGuardia Airport LGAunder a mileInterstateI-2781.7 miUS highwayUS 15.1 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP6.6 miSubwayJunction BlvdMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)1.8 miCoachLa Guardia Airport (Terminal B, arrivals level)OurBusunder a mileTransit72 stops within a mileMTABUS, Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11381 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 11381 ZIP area.
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 –
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
Nearby landmarksCollege Pointcape · 1.7 miHunts Pointcape · 1.9 miVaughn College of Aeronautics and Technologycollege · under a mileBowery Baybay · under a mileFlushing Baybay · under a mileMount Morrispeak · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNyc Open Space 85park · 1.6 miHermon A. MacNeil Parkpark · 1.6 miGantry Plaza State Parkstate park · 4.7 miFDR Four Freedoms State Parkstate park · 4.8 miDenny Farrell Riverbank State Parkstate park · 5.5 miMarsha P. Johnson State Parkstate park · 5.9 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 202447 mi away, 2024 Tewksbury, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202511 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
Drinking waterSouth Acres Mobile Home Parkserves 143 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20211 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation9 ft3 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
