Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 6 min5:24 am – 8:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 15 min7:15 am – 4:31 pm
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People40,612 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 40.612,112 householdsMedian household income $90,685Median home value $688,100Median rent $1,978 a month55% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,922 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting8.1% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 18,966 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, professional and business services 13%, hospitality, food and recreation 13%Average commute 47 minutes25% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 53% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher79% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 30%, Spanish 46%, Chinese 11%, other Indo-European languages 7%36% 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, 6 mi away
Nearby landmarksYeshiva Shaar Hatorah Collegecollege · 1.4 miTouro College Graduate School of Educationcollege · 2.3 miWillow Lakelake · 2.4 miRidgewood Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miMeadow Lakelake · 2.9 miStony Pointcape · 6.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCypress Hills National Cemeteryhistoric site · 1.2 miGateway National Recreation Areanational recreation area · 3.3 mi · 18,548 acresForest Parkpark · under a mile · 502 acresShirley Chisholm State Parkstate park · 2.9 mi · 405 acresTudor Parkpark · 1.4 miMarsha P. Johnson State Parkstate park · 5.7 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 202515 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% 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
Elevation57 ft17 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalJamaica Hospital Medical Center2.3 miPost officeWoodhaven Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBrooklyn Borough Hall6.9 miPoliceNew York Police Department 106th Precinct Station1.3 miFire stationFire Department New York Engine 293under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi61 schools27 elementary, 9 middle, 7 high, 18 otherElementaryPublic School 97 Forest Park Schoolright hereSchoolSaint Thomas the Apostle Catholic Academyunder a mileElementaryPublic School 60 Woodhaven Schoolunder a mileCollegeYeshiva Shaar Hatorah College1.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportJohn F. Kennedy International Airport JFK5.6 miInterstateI-4952.8 miUS highwayUS 111 miAmtrakMoynihan Train Hall at Penn Sta. NYP8.2 miSubway85 St-Forest PkwyMetropolitan 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)OurBus3.8 miTransit136 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 11421 ZIP area.
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