Which region should I choose for players in Staten Island?

North America for the lowest ping. If your friends are spread across continents, pick the region in the middle of the group; Europe is the next closest to Staten Island at an estimated 90 ms.

Is the free server available from United States?

Yes. The free tier is available worldwide and runs on the North America and Europe nodes, subject to capacity. It has 3.5 GB RAM, sleeps after 15 idle minutes and wakes when a player joins. No card is needed.

Can I pay in US Dollar?

Yes. Plans are priced and charged in US dollars with Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Can my friends on phones and consoles join from Staten Island?

Yes. Create a Bedrock server, or run a Java server with Geyser so both editions join the same world. Bedrock uses UDP port 19132, which the panel assigns for you.

Does Enzonic have a data centre in Staten Island?

No. Enzonic runs its own hardware in North America and Europe and rents extra capacity in Europe and Asia. This page is here to tell you honestly which region is closest to Staten Island and what to expect.

Server locations

Minecraft server hosting in Staten Island

Staten Island (New York, United States) is about 1,030 km from Enzonic's North America region. Over a normal home connection that is an estimated 20 ms, low enough for smooth Java and Bedrock play. Here is what hosting from Staten Island looks like.

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Nearest region and estimated ping

Great-circle distance from Staten Island to each Enzonic region, with a ping estimate. Real latency depends on your ISP's route; test it from the panel before you pick.

Region	Distance	Estimated ping	Runs
North AmericaNearest	1,030 km	~20 ms	Free Minecraft · Free bots and apps · Paid plans
Europe	5,351 km	~90 ms	Free Minecraft · Free bots and apps · Paid plans
Asia	13,388 km	~215 ms	Free bots and apps · Paid plans

Estimates assume fibre at about 200,000 km/s with routes 1.5 times the straight line, plus a few milliseconds for the last mile. Under 60 ms feels instant in Minecraft; under 120 ms is still comfortable.

Free Minecraft servers run in North America and Europe. From Staten Island the closer of the two is North America, an estimated 20 ms.

Local details for Staten Island

Language: The panel and this site are available in English; support answers in English and Spanish.
Currency: Plans are priced and charged in US dollars, so there is nothing to convert.
Local time: Staten Island is on America/New_York (UTC-05). Scheduled restarts and backups in the panel use your own time zone.
Payment methods: Visa, Mastercard and American Express from any country, plus Apple Pay and Google Pay in browsers that support them. Checkout runs on Stripe, which shows any extra local methods it supports in United States. You can also pay with a gift card, and the free tier needs no card at all.
Population: About 470,000 people live in Staten Island (GeoNames). Nearby cities with their own pages are listed below.

Plans with prices in US Dollar

Live US dollar prices from the panel, with an approximate US Dollar figure next to each one. The first month is cheaper while a sale runs.

Plan	RAM	Per month (USD)
Free tier3.5 GB RAM, wakes when a player joins, no card.	3.5 GB	$0.00
Dirt	512 MB	$0.99$0.79 first month
Wood	4 GB	$3.79$3.03 first month
Stone	6 GB	$5.49$4.39 first month
Iron	8 GB	$6.99$5.59 first month
Gold	10 GB	$8.99$7.19 first month
Diamond	12 GB	$10.69$8.55 first month
Obsidian	16 GB	$13.99$11.19 first month
VPS S	2 GB	$1.96$1.57 first month
VPS M	4 GB	$3.92$3.14 first month
VPS L	8 GB	$7.84$6.27 first month
VPS XL	16 GB	$15.68$12.54 first month
Obsidian Pro	16 GB	$16.99$13.59 first month
XL 20	20 GB	$16.99
XL 24	24 GB	$19.99
XL 32	32 GB	$26.99

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Java or Bedrock from Staten Island?

Both editions run on the same regions. Java Edition is the PC version with mods, plugins and most public servers. Bedrock Edition is what phones, consoles and Windows 10/11 play; its servers use UDP port 19132. Not sure who is joining? Start a Java server and add Geyser so Bedrock players can join it too.

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Nearby cities

Other cities with their own page, nearest first.

Brooklyn19 km away
Jersey City19 km away
New York City20 km away
Newark20 km away
Queens29 km away
Manhattan29 km away
The Bronx39 km away
Yonkers46 km away

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Questions from Staten Island

Our estimate is about 20 ms to the North America region, based on the 1,030 km distance. Your ISP's route can add or remove 10 to 20 ms. The panel's region picker runs a live latency test from your browser, so check it before you create the server.

Start a server for Staten Island

Free in about a minute, no card. Pick North America as the region and invite your friends.

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Distances use great-circle maths from city coordinates and Enzonic's published region locations. City names, coordinates, populations and time zones come from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Exchange rates: European Central Bank via frankfurter.dev, 2026-11-10. No reviews or customer counts are shown on this page because we do not publish per-city figures.

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