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Jackson Heights, Long Island

Jackson Heights
Neighborhood of Queens
82nd Street in Jackson Heights
82nd Street in Jackson Heights
Country  United States
State  New York
County Queens
Population (2010)
 • Total 108,152
Ethnicity
 • White 17.2%
 • Asian 22.0%
 • African American 2.0%
 • Native American 0.1%
 • Hispanic 56.5%
ZIP code 11372
Area code(s) 718, 347, 917
Jackson Heights Historic District
NYC Jackson Heights 3.jpg
Residential street in Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights, Queens is located in New York City
Jackson Heights, Queens
Jackson Heights, Queens is located in New York
Jackson Heights, Queens
Jackson Heights, Queens is located in the US
Jackson Heights, Queens
District position on New York City map
Location Bounded by Roosevelt Ave., Broadway, Leverich St., 70 St., Northern Blvd., and Junction Blvd., Queens, NYC
Coordinates 40°45′5″N 73°53′13″W / 40.75139°N 73.88694°W / 40.75139; -73.88694Coordinates: 40°45′5″N 73°53′13″W / 40.75139°N 73.88694°W / 40.75139; -73.88694
Area 300 acres (120 ha)
Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals
NRHP reference # 99000059
Added to NRHP January 27, 1999

Jackson Heights is a neighborhood in the northwestern portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 3. Jackson Heights is neighbored by North Corona to the east, Elmhurst to the south, Woodside to the west, northern Astoria (Ditmars-Steinway) to the northwest, and East Elmhurst to the northeast. The main ZIP code of Jackson Heights is 11372. According to the 2010 United States Census, the neighborhood has a population of 108,152.

The Jackson Heights name comes from Jackson Avenue, the former name for Northern Boulevard, a major thoroughfare that bisects the neighborhood. John C. Jackson built the road across what is now Jackson Heights in 1859. The Jackson Avenue name is retained by this major road in a short stretch between Queens Plaza and Queens–Midtown Tunnel in Long Island City. The place was not particularly high, but the name "heights" showed that the place was originally meant to be exclusive. Until 1916, the area was called "Trains Meadow", but contrary to the name, there were very few trains in the area. It is suspected that it was corrupted from "".

The first land purchase of 128 acres (52 ha) was completed in 1910, and Edward A. MacDougall's Queensboro Corporation had bought about 325 acres (132 ha) by 1914. At first, the area could most easily be reached via a ferry from Manhattan or the Brooklyn bridges, but the Queensboro Bridge opened in 1909, followed by the elevated IRT Flushing Line—the present-day 7 train, just 20 minutes from Manhattan—came in 1917, and Fifth Avenue Coach Company double-decker coaches came in 1922.


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