Middle Village is a middle-upper class neighborhood in the central section of the
New York City borough of
Queens. The neighborhood is located in the western central section of Queens, bounded to the north by the
Long Island Expressway, to the east by
Woodhaven Boulevard, to the south by Cooper Avenue, and to the west by Mount Olivet Cemetery. Middle Village is bordered by the neighborhoods of
Elmhurst to the north,
Maspeth and
Ridgewood to the west,
Glendale to the south, and
Rego Park to the east. In 2003, "South
Elmhurst", an area between Eliot Avenue and the
Long Island Expressway, was added to Middle Village's ZIP code of 11379. The neighborhood is part of Queens Community District 5, served by
Queens Community Board 5. Housing in the neighborhood is largely single-family homes with many attached homes, and small apartment buildings.