Roxbury New York Map

About Roxbury, New York

Roxbury is a locality in Queens County, New York, United States. Roxbury is located at 40.5665°N, 73.8907°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12474.

Roxbury unfolds across a landscape where the Catskill Mountains begin their gentle descent, a place where pine-scented air mingles with the murmur of the Esopus Creek. It lies 4.1 miles south-south-east of Flatlands Brooklyn, NY (from Flatlands Brooklyn, NY: bearing 150°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-south-east of Brooklyn. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts: rolling hills give way to steeper inclines, their flanks cloaked in dense forests that offer a cool respite even on the warmest days. Streams, clear and swift, cut their paths through the verdant valleys, their banks often lined with moss-covered stones and the occasional weathered fence post, hinting at past lives. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, creates shifting mosaics of light and shadow on the forest floor, and the quietude is profound, broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant call of a bird. This corner of Roxbury carries the quiet dignity of a place shaped by generations of loggers and farmers, a heritage reflected in the sturdy, if sometimes aging, architecture of its hamlets. The local economy, once heavily reliant on the bounty of the surrounding forests and fertile soil, now finds a different rhythm, with tourism playing a more prominent role, drawing visitors to its natural beauty and the promise of outdoor pursuits. The presence of the Roxbury Arts Council and the occasional art gallery speaks to a subtle creative undercurrent, a quiet bloom nurtured in the fertile ground of rural life. The Esopus Creek, a vital artery through Roxbury, continues to offer its cool embrace, a constant reminder of the enduring power of water to shape both the land and the lives lived upon it.

About This Roxbury Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Roxbury, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.566494, -73.890692. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Roxbury and Queens County.

Detailed location data for Roxbury includes the ZIP code (11697), telephone area code (516, 845), county seat of Queens County, and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Roxbury is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.