Local servicesHospitalVassar Brothers Medical Center8.9 miPost officeModena Post Office1.7 miTown hallPlattekill Town Hallunder a milePolicePlattekill Police Department2.1 miFire stationModena Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSUNY New Paltz5.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF11 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA62 miInterstateI-871.5 miUS highwayUS 44under a mileAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU9.1 miRailPoughkeepsieMetro-North Railroad9.1 miCoachNew Paltz (SUNY)Adirondack Trailways5.9 miTransit1 stop within a mileUlster County Area Transit (UCAT)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12548 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12548 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:22 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:19 am – 4:29 pm
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People1,039 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.4333 householdsMedian household income $114,191Median home value $327,800Median rent $1,914 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $9,430 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.8% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 541 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, transport, warehousing and utilities 17%, retail 16%Average commute 20 minutes81% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages45% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 3%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 85°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 36°F, lows 16°F45 in of rain a year, on about 84 dayswettest month October44 in of snow a year, on about 15 days10 days above 90°F, 147 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Walden 1 Ese station, 8 mi away
Parks and public landsThomas Felton Community Parkpark · under a mileShawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 5.1 mi · 598 acresTown of Gardiner Landpark · 3.0 miShawangunk Multiple Use Areastate recreation area · 6.5 mi · 60 acresFranny Reese Preserve State Parkstate park · 7.7 mi · 251 acresFranny Reese State Parkstate park · 8.2 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.6 on 19 Oct 198549 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 28 Oct 199149 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateUlster County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: 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, 20 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription89% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterAloha Home Acresserves 452 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation501 ft153 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
