Queens County Address Ranges from 2023 TIGER/Line Data

Queens County, New York address ranges are provided in this 2023 relationship file from the U.S. Census Bureau. It contains potential address ranges linked to street edges, extracted from the national Master Address File/TIGER Database. The data is designed to be combined with the All Lines Shapefile using topological identifiers.

Use Cases

• Link address ranges to street geometry by joining on the Permanent Edge Id (TLID) attribute from the All Lines Shapefile.
• Analyze the parity and span of potential addresses using the From House Number and To House Number fields for each street side.
• Geocode addresses within Queens County by associating ranges with specific 5-digit zip code and County Fips Code areas.
• Validate or supplement local address data by cross-referencing with the State Fips Code and County Gnis Code identifiers.

Strengths

• Data originates from the U.S. Census Bureau's national Master Address File/TIGER Database, ensuring authoritative geographic sourcing.
• File structure is designed for national consistency, allowing combination with other TIGER/Line shapefiles for broader coverage.
• Contains specific geographic identifiers including State Fips Code, County Fips Code, and 5-digit zip code for precise location linking.

Limitations

• Contains potential address ranges, not actual individual addresses, which may include numbers for non-existent structures.
• Spatial coverage is limited to a single county (Queens), requiring combination with other files for regional or national analysis.
• Data currency is from 2023, which may not reflect recent street or address developments.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Census Bureau, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Extract of selected geographic and cartographic information from the national Master Address File/TIGER Database.

Time Range

2023

Freshness

Data reflects the 2023 TIGER/Line release, with a platform record last updated in August 2025.

Geography

Queens County, New York, United States