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Cambria Heights

Cambria Heights
Neighborhood of Queens
Skyline of Cambria Heights
Cambria Heights is located in New York City
Cambria Heights
Cambria Heights
Cambria Heights is located in New York
Cambria Heights
Cambria Heights
Cambria Heights is located in the US
Cambria Heights
Cambria Heights
Coordinates: 40°41′31.89″N 73°43′58.89″W / 40.6921917°N 73.7330250°W / 40.6921917; -73.7330250Coordinates: 40°41′31.89″N 73°43′58.89″W / 40.6921917°N 73.7330250°W / 40.6921917; -73.7330250
Country  United States
State  New York
County Queens County
Named for Cambria Construction Company
Elevation 15 m (49 ft)
Population (2010)
 • Total 18,677
Ethnicity
 • White 1.4%
 • Black 90.3%
 • Hispanic 5.2%
 • Asian 0.8%
 • Other 2.3%
Economics
 • Median income $62,071
ZIP code 11411
Area code(s) 718, 347, 917

Cambria Heights is a residential middle-class neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the New York City borough of Queens. It is bounded by Springfield Boulevard and Francis Lewis Boulevard to the west, the Elmont, Nassau County border on the east, Queens Village to the north, St. Albans to the west, and Montefiore Cemetery and Laurelton, Springfield Gardens and Rosedale to the south. As of 2010, Cambria Heights's population was 18,677. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 13.

The neighborhood derived its name from the Cambrian era because it is known for its many fossils. At an elevation of 50 feet (15 m), it is one of the highest points in the borough, together with Jackson Heights and Richmond Hill.

The original population consisted primarily of Roman Catholics of Italian, German, and Irish descent, and Jewish families relocating from Brooklyn. The present neighborhood has a large middle class Caribbean and African American population. The median home cost is $450,600.


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