Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 11 min5:24 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 11 min7:21 am – 4:31 pm
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People3,842 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 44.01,075 householdsMedian household income $82,989Median home value $346,800Median rent $999 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,430 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate36% of adults are in the labour force, 1,211 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, construction 14%, retail 13%Average commute 47 minutes79% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages17% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher72% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 81%, Spanish 15%, Chinese 3%9% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 18°F44 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month June43 in of snow a year, on about 18 days10 days above 90°F, 123 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Middletown 2 Nw station, 5 mi away; snow from Port Jervis
Nearby landmarksHighland Lakelake · 3.2 miLake Helenlake · 1.6 miMount Hope Reservoirreservoir · 1.6 miHigh Fallswaterfall · 8.2 miOrange County Community Collegecollege · 6.2 miSayers Hillpeak · 4.8 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsPalisades Interstate Parkstate park · 1.3 mi · 504 acresGobbler's Knob State Foreststate wilderness · 1.2 mi · 305 acresVillage Of Otisville Landpark · under a mileTown of Mt Hope Landpark · under a mileGraham Mountain State Foreststate conservation land · 2.1 mi · 163 acresNeversink River Unique Areastate conservation land · 5.8 mi · 6,588 acresSource: 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 198550 mi away, near Greenville, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 3 Aug 202549 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateOrange County, NY, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsStrong wind Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: 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, Orange County monitors, NY
Internet at home94% of households have a broadband subscription82% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterFederal Correctional Inst.serves 1,580 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation822 ft251 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalOrange Regional Medical Center9.1 miPost officeOtisville Post Officeunder a mileTown hallOtisville Village Hallunder a milePoliceMount Hope Police Department1.0 miFire stationOtisville Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryOtisville Elementary Schoolunder a mileCollegeOrange County Community College6.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF23 miMajor airportNewark Liberty International Airport EWR57 miInterstateI-844.6 miUS highwayUS 2092.5 miAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU35 miRailOTISVILLENJ TRANSITunder a mileCoachRailroad Ave - Middletown TerminalOrange Westchester Link, ShortLine Hudson6.5 miTransit1 stop within a mileNJ TRANSITSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 10963 ZIP area.
