Columbus Circle

Columbus Circle
Neighborhood and intersection
Columbus Circle in Manhattan
Coordinates: 40°46′08″N 73°58′55″W / 40.769°N 73.982°W / 40.769; -73.982
Country	United States
State	New York
City	New York City
Borough	Manhattan
Community District	Manhattan 4, Manhattan 7[1][2]
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	10019
Area codes	212, 332, 646, and 917
Boundaries	61st Street, Ninth Avenue, 57th Street, Seventh Avenue
Subway services	1​, A, ​B, ​C, and ​D trains at 59th Street–Columbus Circle station
Bus routes	M5, M7, M10, M20, M104
Historical features	Columbus Monument USS Maine National Monument

Columbus Circle is a traffic circle and heavily trafficked intersection in the New York City borough of Manhattan, located at the intersection of Eighth Avenue, Broadway, Central Park South (West 59th Street), and Central Park West, at the southwest corner of Central Park. The circle is the point from which official highway distances from New York City are measured, as well as the center of the 25 miles (40 km) restricted-travel area for C-2 visa holders.

The circle is named after the monument of Christopher Columbus in the center, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The name is also used for the neighborhood that surrounds the circle for a few blocks in each direction. Hell's Kitchen, also known as Clinton, is located to the southwest, and the Theater District is to the southeast and the Lincoln Square section of the Upper West Side is to the northwest.