Local servicesHospitalKeller Army Community Hospital6.7 miPost officeCold Spring Post Office4.9 miTown hallNelsonville Village Hall4.6 miPoliceFishkill Police Department5.1 miFire stationNorth Highlands Fire Department2.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeDutchess Community College at Fishkill4.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF13 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA47 miInterstateI-844.4 miUS highwayUS 92.3 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU17 miRailCold SpringMetro-North Railroad5.4 miCoachFishkill, NY (Cracker Barrel parking lot at 4 Merritt Blvd, Fishkill, NY)OurBus4.8 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 10516 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:21 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:18 am – 4:28 pm
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People5,607 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.82,289 householdsMedian household income $135,922Median home value $625,400Median rent $1,798 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.2% unemployment rate68% of adults are in the labour force, 2,987 employedMain industries: education and health care 28%, professional and business services 18%, retail 11%Average commute 42 minutes49% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 15% take public transport, 7% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages62% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 31% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 90%, Spanish 4%, French or Haitian Creole 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 21°F51 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month October36 in of snow a year, on about 11 days18 days above 90°F, 110 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, West Point station, 7 mi away
Nearby landmarksEast Mountainpeak · 1.0 miCanopus Lakelake · 2.1 miBull Hillpeak · 4.5 miFahnestock State Park Campgroundcampground · 2.6 miClear Lakelake · 2.9 miBeacon Reservoirreservoir · 2.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsClarence Fahnestock Memorial State Parkstate park · within reach · 14,774 acresShlt / Rodman Assemblagestate park · 3.5 mi · 633 acresHudson Highlands State Park Preservestate conservation land · 1.7 mi · 10,062 acresCity of Beacon Landpark · 1.5 mi · 213 acresHudson Highlandsstate park · 4.5 miMt. Beacon Gateway Parkstate park · 4.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 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 202543 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 home97% of households have a broadband subscription86% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterCold Spring Villageserves 2,666 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2024: lead and copper, treatment technique1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation997 ft304 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
