Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:24 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 16 min7:15 am – 4:31 pm
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People30,578 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.59,505 householdsMedian household income $87,006Median home value $746,100Median rent $1,868 a month58% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,988 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 13,546 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 11%, retail 11%Average commute 46 minutes35% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 42% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher76% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 45%, Spanish 28%, other Indo-European languages 16%, Chinese 4%25% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
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 landmarksYeshiva Shaar Hatorah Collegecollege · 2.0 miStony Pointcape · 4.9 miCity University of New York York Collegecollege · 3.1 miShellbank Basinbay · 1.6 miBergen Basinbay · 1.6 miWillow Lakelake · 3.3 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 2.3 mi · 18,548 acresShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 2.0 mi · 405 acresTudor Parkpark · under a mileGemini Fieldspark · under a mileCypress Hills National Cemeteryhistoric site · 2.0 miBroad Channel American Parkstate park · 5.5 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 202516 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 home91% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL14% 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
Elevation31 ft9 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJamaica Hospital Medical Center2.2 miPost officeOzone Park Post Officeunder a mileTown hallLawrence Village Hall7.1 miPoliceNew York Police Department 106th Precinct Stationunder a mileFire stationFire Department New York Engine 285 Ladder 142under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi55 schools27 elementary, 8 middle, 5 high, 15 otherElementaryPublic School 63 Old South Schoolright hereMiddleMiddle School 137 America's School of Heroesunder a mileMiddleJunior High School 202 Robert H Goddardunder a mileCollegeYeshiva Shaar Hatorah College2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK4.3 miInterstateI-6782.3 miUS highwayUS 112 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP9.5 miSubwayRockaway BlvdMetropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)under a mileCoachJFK Airport (Terminal 8 Arrivals. Pickup time is approximate and may vary by 30 minutes. You will be informed of the precise pickup time by SupertransOurBus3.5 miTransit151 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 11417 ZIP area.
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