Local servicesHospitalGarnet Health Medical Center - Catskills4.4 miPost officeMongaup Valley Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBethel Town Hall2.2 miPoliceSullivan County Sheriff's Office5.6 miFire stationSmallwood Mongaup Valley Volunteer Fire Companyunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSUNY Sullivan County Community College9.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF37 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR75 miInterstateI-8620 miUS highwayUS 20916 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU44 miCoachOld Rt 17 - Sullivan DiagnosticShortLine Hudson3.9 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 12762 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:24 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:22 am – 4:31 pm
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People394 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.4132 householdsMedian household income $87,381Median rent $1,281 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $10,000+ a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate61% of adults are in the labour force, 211 employedMain industries: education and health care 49%, transport, warehousing and utilities 27%, manufacturing 20%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages27% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher86% finished high school, 19% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 95%, Spanish 5%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 30°F, lows 13°F53 in of rain a year, on about 94 dayswettest month August70 in of snow a year, on about 21 days4 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Liberty 1 Ne station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksRound Toppeak · under a mileWhite Lakelake · 2.4 miBlack Lakelake · 3.6 miWest Branch Mongaup Riverriver · 1.4 miGreens Hillpeak · 1.7 miEast Mongaup Riverriver · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsLake Superior State Parkstate park · 3.7 mi · 1,403 acresBethel Town Landspark · 2.6 miTown of Bethel Landpark · 2.7 miSullivan Fp Detached Parcelstate conservation land · 7.3 mi · 362 acresWolf Brook Multiple Use Areastate recreation area · 10.2 mi · 574 acresNeversink River Unique Areastate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 6,588 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes1 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 7 Jun 197444 mi away, near Wappingers Falls, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 7 Jun 197444 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowSullivan County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025311 of 358 days measured46 moderate, 1 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 27, worst day 108main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Orange County, NY, 31 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription83% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterBethel Water Coserves 177 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,204 ft367 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
