Neponsit is a small affluent neighborhood located on the western half of the
Rockaway Peninsula, the southernmost area of the
New York City borough of
Queens. The area starts at Beach 142nd Street and ends at Beach 149th Street. It borders the neighborhood of
Belle Harbor to the east and
Jacob Riis Park on the west.
Jamaica Bay and the
Atlantic Ocean are the northern and southern borders. The neighborhood is part of
Queens Community Board 14. As of January 1, 2007, the neighborhood's population reached just over 2,000, making it one of the smallest communities on the peninsula, as well in the entire borough of Queens.