Local servicesHospitalPutnam Hospital Center5.1 miPost officeCarmel Post Office2.2 miTown hallKent Town Hall3.0 miPolicePutnam County Sheriff's Office2.3 miFire stationCarmel Fire Department2.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDutchess Community College at Fishkill10.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF21 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA47 miInterstateI-843.7 miUS highwayUS 62.4 miAmtrakCroton-Harmon, NY CRT20 miRailSoutheastMetro-North Railroad5.1 miCoachDanbury, CT (Commuter Parking Lot, I-84 Exit 2. The parking lot is across Mill Plain Road from the Danbury Green shopping center and Mobil gas stationOurBus11 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 10512 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:21 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:17 am – 4:28 pm
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People24,234 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.79,232 householdsMedian household income $117,701Median home value $410,500Median rent $1,492 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting3.7% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 11,991 employedMain industries: education and health care 32%, professional and business services 13%, retail 9%Average commute 39 minutes72% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 5% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 12% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages43% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, Spanish 13%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Russian or other Slavic 2%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 16°F50 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month December58 in of snow a year, on about 28 days2 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Carmel 4n station, 3 mi away; snow from Stormville
Parks and public landsCounty Of Putnam Farm Landpark · within reach · 222 acresWonder Lake State Parkstate park · 3.7 mi · 1,189 acresWoodwardstate park · 4.2 mi · 162 acresTown Of Kent Park District Landpark · 2.1 mi · 266 acresCalifornia Hill State Foreststate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 983 acresClarence Fahnestock Memorial State Parkstate park · 6.3 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes8 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Oct 198533 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202545 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowPutnam County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsIce storm Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025323 of 343 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 33, worst day 97main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Putnam County monitors, NY
Internet at home92% of households have a broadband subscription80% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCarmel WD 2serves 5,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation661 ft201 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
