It borders Warsaw to the south and west, the city of Marki to the north and Zielonka to the east.

[2] Ząbki was a place of concentration of some Polish units participating in the victorious Battle of Warsaw against the invading Russians in August 1920.

[3] During the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, Ząbki was invaded by Germany, and then occupied until 1944.

[4] Railway line connects the city to Warszawa Wileńska, proximity to expressways makes for easy road access both to the north of Warsaw via Trasa AK, and south via Trasa Siekierkowska and Lazienkowska.

Several bus routes connect Ząbki with Warsaw, as the Zarząd Transportu Miejskiego lines.