East Elmhurst, Queens

East Elmhurst
Astoria Boulevard, a wide boulevard that serves East Elmhurst
Astoria Boulevard, a wide boulevard that serves East Elmhurst
Map
Location within New York City
Note: red area overlaps with Jackson Heights.
Coordinates: 40°45′40″N 73°51′54″W / 40.761°N 73.865°W / 40.761; -73.865
Country United States
State New York
City New York City
Borough Queens
Community DistrictQueens 3[1]
Area
 • Total1.795 km2 (0.693 sq mi)
Population
 • Total23,150
 • Density13,000/km2 (33,000/sq mi)
Race/Ethnicity
 • Hispanic63.5%
 • Black25.4%
 • White4.7%
 • Asian4.4%
 • Other/Multiracial2.1%
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
11369, 11370, 11371
Area codes718, 347, 929, and 917

East Elmhurst is a residential neighborhood in the northwest section of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded to the south by Jackson Heights and Corona, to the north and east by Bowery Bay, and to the west by Woodside and Ditmars Steinway. The area also includes LaGuardia Airport, located on the shore of Flushing Bay, LaGuardia Landing Lights Fields, and Astoria Heights (the latter two in ZIP Code 11370).

East Elmhurst is part of Queens Community District 3 and its ZIP Codes are 11369, 11370, and 11371.[1] The neighborhood is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 115th Precinct,[4] though the airport is patrolled by the Port Authority Police Department. East Elmhurst and its southern neighbor Corona are often referred to jointly as "Corona/East Elmhurst".

  1. ^ a b "NYC Planning | Community Profiles". communityprofiles.planning.nyc.gov. New York City Department of City Planning. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference PLP5 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference PLP3A was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "NYPD – 115th Precinct". www.nyc.gov. New York City Police Department. Retrieved October 3, 2016.