Queens

This article is about the New York City borough. For other uses, see Queen and Queens (disambiguation).

Queens Queens County, New York
Borough and county
Unisphere in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park Long Island City Queensboro Bridge Downtown Flushing Citi Field John F. Kennedy International Airport LaGuardia Airport
Flag Seal
Interactive map outlining Queens
Queens Location within New York City Queens Location within New York state Queens Location within the United States Queens Location in the World
Coordinates: 40°42′49″N 73°49′41″W
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Queens (coterminous)
City	New York City
Settled	1683
Named for	Catherine of Braganza
Government
• Type	Borough (New York City)
• Borough President	Donovan Richards (D) — (Borough of Queens)
• District Attorney	Melinda Katz (D) — (Queens County)
Area
• Total	178 sq mi (460 km2)
• Land	109 sq mi (280 km2)
• Water	70 sq mi (180 km2)  39%
Highest elevation	258.2 ft (78.7 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,405,464
• Estimate  (2025)	2,358,182
• Density	22,068/sq mi (8,521/km2)
Demonym	Queensite
GDP
• Total	US$111.143 billion (2024)
• Per capita	US$46,954 (2024)
ZIP Code prefixes	111--, 113--, 114--, 116--, 11004-5
Area codes	718/347/929/465, 917
Congressional districts	3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th, 14th
Website	queensbp.nyc.gov

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Queens, coextensive with Queens County, is the largest by area of the five boroughs and counties of New York City, New York. Located near the western end of Long Island, it is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn to its west, and by Nassau County to its east, and shares maritime borders with the boroughs of Manhattan, The Bronx, and Staten Island, as well as with New Jersey. Queens is the most linguistically diverse place in the world, as well as one of the most ethnically diverse.

With a population of 2,405,464 as of the 2020 census, Queens is the second-most populous county in New York state, behind Kings County (Brooklyn), and is therefore also the second-most populous of the five New York City boroughs. If Queens were its own city, it would be the fourth most-populous in the U.S. after the remaining boroughs of New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago. Queens is the fourth-most densely populated borough in New York City and the fourth-most densely populated U.S. county. Queens is highly diverse with approximately 47% of its residents being foreign-born.

Queens was established in 1683 as one of the original 12 counties of the Province of New York. The settlement was named after the English Queen and Portuguese royal princess Catherine of Braganza (1638–1705). From 1683 to 1899, the County of Queens included what is now Nassau County. Queens became a borough during the consolidation of New York City in 1898, combining the towns of Long Island City, Newtown, Flushing, Jamaica, and western Hempstead. All except Hempstead are today considered neighborhoods of Queens.

Queens has the most diversified economy among the five boroughs of New York City. It is home to both of New York City's airports: John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia. Among its landmarks are Flushing Meadows–Corona Park; Citi Field, home to the New York Mets baseball team; the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, site of the U.S. Open tennis tournament; Kaufman Astoria Studios and Silvercup Studios.