Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:24 am – 8:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:15 am – 4:31 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 69°FColdest month January: highs 40°F, lows 26°F43 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month August26 in of snow a year, on about 14 days11 days above 90°F, 74 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, New York Jfk Intl Ap station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksCity University of New York York Collegecollege · under a mileNew York Automotive and Diesel Institutecollege · under a mileWillow Lakelake · 2.5 miMeadow Lakelake · 3.2 miLittle Neckcape · 5.7 miCollege Pointcape · 7.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsRufus King Parkpark · under a mileSt. Albans Parkpark · 1.0 miGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 4.9 mi · 18,548 acresShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 4.9 mi · 405 acresValley Stream State Parkstate park · 5.3 mi · 78 acresCypress Hills National Cemeteryhistoric site · 4.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.7 on 5 Apr 202450 mi away, near Gladstone, New JerseyMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202517 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 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
Elevation48 ft15 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJamaica Hospital Medical Center1.1 miPost officeJamaica Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBellerose Village Hall4.4 miPoliceNew York Police Department Precinct 103under a mileFire stationFire Department New York Engine 298 Ladder 127 Battalion 50under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi68 schools32 elementary, 6 middle, 13 high, 17 otherHighQueens High School for the Sciences at York Collegeright hereElementaryJamaica Seventh Day Adventist Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryPublic School 48Q David N Dinkins Schoolunder a mileCollegeCity University of New York York Collegeright hereSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK4.4 miInterstateI-6781.9 miUS highwayUS 111 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP11 miSubwayJamaica Center-Parsons/ArcherMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachQueens, NY (Fresh Meadows - Hampton Jitney bus stop on Horace Harding Expressway outside AMC theatre and Hooters)OurBus2.8 miTransit284 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 11484 ZIP area.
