Laurelton is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Queens. It is now a largely an middle class neighborhood. In the 1930s through 1970s and beyond, the neighborhood was populated by many Jewish Americans, but succeeding generations have been made up of new migrants. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community Board 13. Laurelton is part of the former town of Jamaica. It's better known today as part of the larger community of Jamaica, Queens. Merrick Boulevard, which bisects the community in a generally east-west direction, forms its commercial spine.

Laurelton was modeled after an English village, with stately Tudor style homes, both attached and detached. There are co-ops in converted garden apartment complexes and some new construction with more modern designs, but no high rise buildings, which has enabled Laurelton to keep its small town feel. The area of Laurelton closest to Rosedale and Cambria Heights is mostly made up of single-family homes. The area abutting Springfield Gardens contains many two-family homes. The area south of Merrick Boulevard contains many large, individually designed houses while many of the blocks to the north, running westward from Francis Lewis Boulevard, have attached, Tudor style rowhouses. The eastern part of Laurelton contains a series of streets with planted center malls .

The area derives its name from the Laurelton station on the Long Island Rail Road, which was named for the laurels that grew there over 100 years ago. The station is located at 225th Street and 141st Road and offers service to Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan by both the Far Rockaway and Long Beach branches. The zip code of Laurelton is 11413.

According to the Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights, the demographics of zip code 11413 are 91.5% Black or African American, 2.7% White, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 3.5% two or more races and 1.3% some other race. A vast majority of the people living in Laurelton are of African-American or West Indian decent, however up until the 1970s, Laurelton was a predominately Jewish community.

The Belt Parkway's exits 24 A-B, 23A, and 22 all service Laurelton. The section known as the Laurelton Parkway was the subject of a master plan as part of the city's emerging system of greenways and bikeways. This restoration of this 1.5 mile link was completed in 2006.

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