Far Rockaway
Far Rockaway | |
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Far Rockaway in 2005 | |
Location within New York City | |
| Coordinates: 40°36′04″N 73°45′25″W / 40.601°N 73.757°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| City | New York City |
| County/Borough | Queens |
| Community District | Queens 14 |
| Named after | Place name of the Native American Lenape. |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 50,058 |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Non-Hispanic White | 25.5% |
| • Black or African-American | 44.7% |
| • Hispanic or Latino of any race | 24.7% |
| • Asian | 1.9% |
| • Other | 1.4% |
| • Two or more races | 1.7% |
| Economics | |
| • Median income | $27,820 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 11691, 11693 |
| Area codes | 718, 347, 929, and 917 |
Far Rockaway is a neighborhood on the eastern part of the Rockaway peninsula in the New York City borough of Queens. It is the easternmost section of the Rockaways. The neighborhood extends from Beach 32nd Street east to the Nassau County line. Its southern boundary is the Atlantic Ocean; it is one of the neighborhoods along Rockaway Beach.
Far Rockaway is located in Queens Community District 14 and its ZIP Codes are 11691 and 11693. It is patrolled by the New York City Police Department's 101st Precinct.