Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:21 am – 8:36 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:21 am – 4:28 pm
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People1,247 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 56.3580 householdsMedian household income $124,286Median home value $303,900Median rent $2,291 a month88% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,835 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting22.2% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 533 employedMain industries: professional and business services 31%, education and health care 17%, construction 9%Average commute 31 minutes53% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher90% finished high school, 13% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 87%, Spanish 4%, other Indo-European languages 4%, French or Haitian Creole 2%4% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 74°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 12°F63 in of rain a year, on about 100 dayswettest month October105 in of snow a year, on about 44 days0 days above 90°F, 167 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Slide Mtn station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksTicetonyk Mountainpeak · 1.9 miLittle Tonshi Mountainpeak · 2.1 miAshokan Reservoir West Basinreservoir · 1.4 miKenozia Lakelake · 3.0 miAshokan Reservoirreservoir · 2.2 miCongressman Maurice D Hinchey Catskills Visitor Centervisitor center · 4.1 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsOlive Town Board Landpark · 1.0 miKenneth L. Wilson Campgroundstate recreation area · 2.8 mi · 594 acresSlide Mountain Wildernessstate wilderness · 3.4 mi · 50,749 acresPhoenicia - Mt. Tobias Wild Foreststate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 7,826 acresTown Board Landpark · 5.8 mi · 53 acresWoodland Valley Campgroundstate recreation area · 7.7 mi · 109 acresSource: 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 197432 mi away, near Wappingers Falls, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Dec 200942 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, 29 mi away
Internet at home96% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL7% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterKingston (city) Water Districtserves 24,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation701 ft214 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHealthAlliance Hospital - Mary's Avenue Campus12.3 miPost officeShokan Post Office1.2 miTown hallOlive Town Hall2.8 miPoliceOlive Town Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationOlive Volunteer Fire Department 1 Shokan Company 21.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeState University of New York - Ulster10.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF33 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB58 miInterstateI-8710 miUS highwayUS 2098.6 miAmtrakRhinecliff, NY RHI15 miCoachMount TremperAdirondack Trailways5.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12481 ZIP area.
