Queens County, NY — Home-Buyer Records Checklist

State

New York

Population (2024 est.)

2,316,841

Land area

108.5 sq mi

County FIPS

36081

Queens County at a glance

Queens County is one of 62 counties and county-equivalents in New York. With a 2024 Census Bureau population estimate of 2,316,841, it is the second most populous county in New York. The FBI's 2024 county crime file carries no reported-offense record for Queens County — the crime section below says what that means.

Records to check before you buy in Queens County

Property record card — the Queens County assessor / appraisal office. Pull the parcel's assessed-value history, exemption status, and last sale. This is the file your future tax bill is calculated from, and it shows whether the current owner is enjoying exemptions you will not inherit.
Deeds & liens — the Queens County recorder / land-records office. Read the deed chain, open liens, easements, and plat maps — the file a listing never mentions.
Official flood determination. Check the exact parcel on FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer — not the listing site's licensed model. Zone boundaries cut through streets; the house next door can be in a different zone. Queens County is the primary county for 66 ZIP codes in the Census Bureau's ZIP-to-county crosswalk — and zone lines ignore every one of them.
The county's reported-crime record. The FBI's 2024 county file carries no reported-offense record for Queens County — treat any site quoting you a crime rate for this county as estimating, not reporting.
Registry check. Run the address through New York State Sex Offender Registry (New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS)) and note the counts within a mile — then check again the week you close.
Permits & code history — the Queens building department. Open permits, expired permits, and code cases tell you whether the renovation in the photos was ever inspected.
School assignment — the district office, not the listing. Only the district's own boundary lookup confirms which school an address is actually zoned for.

County list, land area and population: U.S. Census Bureau (population: 2024 PEP estimate). County seat and official website: Wikidata (CC0), checked 2026-11-04. Flood determinations: FEMA. Registry: New York.

Reported crime in Queens County — FBI 2024

The FBI's 2024 county file (Return A and Arson master files) carries no reported-offense record for Queens County: no law-enforcement agency whose primary jurisdiction is this county appears in it, so CurbFacts prints no crime rate here rather than borrowing a neighboring county's numbers. The underlying agency data lives on the FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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ZIP guides in Queens County

Registry counts and county crime records for the 58 ZIP codes whose primary county is Queens County.

11004 — New York 11101 — New York 11102 — New York 11103 — New York 11104 — New York 11105 — New York 11106 — New York 11354 — New York 11355 — New York 11356 — New York 11357 — New York 11358 — New York 11360 — New York 11361 — New York 11362 — New York 11363 — New York 11364 — New York 11365 — New York 11366 — New York 11367 — New York 11368 — New York 11369 — New York 11370 — New York 11372 — New York 11373 — New York 11374 — New York 11375 — New York 11377 — New York 11378 — New York 11379 — New York 11385 — New York 11411 — New York 11412 — New York 11413 — New York 11414 — New York 11415 — New York 11416 — New York 11417 — New York 11418 — New York 11419 — New York 11420 — New York 11421 — New York 11422 — New York 11423 — New York 11426 — New York 11427 — New York 11428 — New York 11429 — New York 11430 — New York 11432 — New York 11433 — New York 11434 — New York 11435 — New York 11436 — New York 11691 — New York 11692 — New York 11693 — New York 11694 — New York

The New York rules that apply in Queens County

Disclosure form

Property Condition Disclosure Statement

Flood disclosure

Required by state law

Tax reset at sale

Reassessment cycle

no fixed statewide cycle; state law requires a uniform

Traps researched for New York buyers: The $500 credit opt-out no longer exists; Online registry shows only Level 2 and Level 3 offenders.

Read the full New York guide — disclosure standard, tax math, registry and flood

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