New York · 40 covered places · 222 ZIP codes
Plumbers in Queens County, NY
We cover 40 cities and towns in Queens County, New York, across 222 ZIP codes, including New York, Jamaica, Flushing. About 3,923,000 people live in those ZIP codes. 61% of the homes were built before 1960, so galvanized pipe and old cast iron drains are common.
| Year built | Share of homes |
|---|---|
| Before 1940 | 37% |
| 1940–1959 | 25% |
| 1960–1979 | 20% |
| 1980–1999 | 9% |
| 2000 or later | 11% |
Share of housing units in the covered ZIP codes. Census ACS 2023 5-year estimates.
What goes wrong in Queens County homes
Pre-1960 homes: galvanized pipe and cast iron
61% of homes in Queens County's covered ZIP codes were built before 1960, 37% of them before 1940. Houses that old often still have galvanized steel supply lines that rust closed from the inside, and cast iron or clay sewer pipe that cracks and lets roots in. Weak pressure at upstairs fixtures, brown water after a shutoff and slow drains are the usual clues. Typical fixes are whole-house repiping and a sewer camera inspection.
Apartments, condos and attached homes
Only 10% of homes here are single-family detached houses. In attached buildings a leak or clog often involves a shared stack or a neighbor's unit, so it's worth knowing which lines are yours and which belong to the building or HOA, and where your unit's own shutoff is.
Oil-heated homes
13% of occupied homes here heat with fuel oil, far above the national norm. Many of them make hot water with a tankless coil inside the boiler, which runs the boiler all summer. Plumbers often replace the coil with an indirect tank or a standalone water heater when the boiler is serviced or replaced.
Natural gas in most homes
61% of occupied homes here heat with utility gas, so gas water heaters, ranges and dryers are common. That means gas line extensions for new appliances, flexible connector replacements and venting checks when a water heater is swapped. If you smell gas, leave first and call the gas utility from outside. See gas line repair.
Common plumbing work in Queens County
City pages in Queens County
Other covered towns in Queens County
- Arverne (1 ZIP)
- Bayside (3 ZIPs)
- Breezy Point (1 ZIP)
- Cambria Heights (1 ZIP)
- College Point (1 ZIP)
- East Elmhurst (2 ZIPs)
- Elmhurst (2 ZIPs)
- Far Rockaway (4 ZIPs)
- Forest Hills (1 ZIP)
- Fresh Meadows (2 ZIPs)
- Glen Oaks (1 ZIP)
- Hollis (1 ZIP)
- Howard Beach (1 ZIP)
- Jackson Heights (1 ZIP)
- Kew Gardens (1 ZIP)
- Little Neck (2 ZIPs)
- Long Island City (3 ZIPs)
- Maspeth (1 ZIP)
- Middle Village (1 ZIP)
- Oakland Gardens (1 ZIP)
- Ozone Park (2 ZIPs)
- Queens Village (3 ZIPs)
- Rego Park (1 ZIP)
- Richmond Hill (1 ZIP)
- Rockaway Park (1 ZIP)
- Rosedale (1 ZIP)
- Saint Albans (1 ZIP)
- South Ozone Park (1 ZIP)
- South Richmond Hill (1 ZIP)
- Springfield Gardens (1 ZIP)
- Sunnyside (1 ZIP)
- Whitestone (1 ZIP)
- Woodhaven (1 ZIP)
- Woodside (1 ZIP)
Queens County plumbing FAQ
Which towns in Queens County do you cover?
40 places: Arverne, Astoria, Bayside, Breezy Point, Cambria Heights, College Point, Corona, East Elmhurst, Elmhurst, Far Rockaway, Flushing, Forest Hills, Fresh Meadows, Glen Oaks, Hollis, Howard Beach, Jackson Heights, Jamaica, Kew Gardens, Little Neck, Long Island City, Maspeth, Middle Village, New York, Oakland Gardens, Ozone Park, Queens Village, Rego Park, Richmond Hill, Ridgewood, Rockaway Park, Rosedale, Saint Albans, South Ozone Park, South Richmond Hill, Springfield Gardens, Sunnyside, Whitestone, Woodhaven, Woodside. Enter your ZIP code to confirm coverage for your street.
How old are homes in Queens County?
Across the covered ZIP codes, Census estimates put 61% of homes as built before 1960, 20% from 1960 to 1979, 9% from 1980 to 1999 and 11% in 2000 or later.
Who licenses plumbers in Queens County, NY?
New York has no statewide plumbing license; New York City and other municipalities license plumbers locally.
Housing and heating figures are US Census Bureau ACS 2023 5-year estimates for the ZIP code areas we cover in Queens County, combined across places and weighted by housing units. Some ZIP codes extend into neighboring counties.
Need a plumber in Queens County?
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