Local servicesHospitalColumbia Memorial Health9.5 miPost officeGermantown Post Office1.4 miTown hallClermont Town Hall3.0 miPoliceSaugerties Police Department5.9 miFire stationGermantown Hose Company 11.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 otherSchoolGermantown Central School1.8 miCollegeColumbia - Greene Community College6.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB43 miInterstateI-874.8 miUS highwayUS 92.2 miAmtrakHudson, NY HUD9.6 miCoachSaugertiesAdirondack Trailways6.5 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 12526 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:19 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:20 am – 4:26 pm
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People3,548 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.01,546 householdsMedian household income $97,679Median home value $485,000Median rent $1,252 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,529 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.1% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 1,698 employedMain industries: education and health care 30%, retail 13%, professional and business services 12%Average commute 23 minutes63% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 5% walk or cycle, 19% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages47% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 27% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 3%, Russian or other Slavic 1%, German or Dutch 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 35°F, lows 18°F44 in of rain a year, on about 78 dayswettest month June31 in of snow a year, on about 7 days15 days above 90°F, 127 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hudson Correctional Facility station, 9 mi away
Parks and public landsBristol Beach State Parkstate park · 3.6 mi · 204 acresGermantown, Town of Landpark · 1.6 miClermont State Historic Sitestate historic site · 3.3 mi · 592 acresLivingston State Foreststate conservation land · 4.2 mi · 320 acresVillage Of Tivoli Landpark · 4.2 mi · 56 acresCatskill Fp Detatched Parcelstate conservation land · 5.0 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 7 Jun 197438 mi away, near Wappingers Falls, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Dec 200934 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowColumbia County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025342 of 364 days measured19 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 34, worst day 140main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Dutchess County, NY, 26 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone7% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPalatine Manorserves 54 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation198 ft60 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
