Local servicesHospitalHealthAlliance Hospital - Mary's Avenue Campus3.6 miPost officeUlster Park Post Office1.3 miTown hallEsopus Town Hall2.3 miPoliceUlster County Sheriff's Office2.4 miFire stationSaint Remy Volunteer Fire Department Station 21.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi1 school1 elementaryElementaryRobert R Graves Elementary School2.0 miCollegeState University of New York Ulster3.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF26 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB62 miInterstateI-873.1 miUS highwayUS 9w1.2 miAmtrakRhinecliff, NY RHI4.3 miRailPoughkeepsieMetro-North Railroad12 miCoachBloomingtonAdirondack Trailways2.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12487 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12487 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:21 am – 8:34 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:20 am – 4:28 pm
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People4,035 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 48.31,639 householdsMedian household income $95,230Median home value $279,400Median rent $1,405 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,029 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.7% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 2,144 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, retail 16%, construction 13%Average commute 29 minutes79% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 3% take public transport, 3% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages30% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher95% finished high school, 18% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, Spanish 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 86°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 37°F, lows 11°F51 in of rain a year, on about 87 dayswettest month October59 in of snow a year, on about 26 days20 days above 90°F, 185 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Rhinebeck 4se station, 7 mi away; snow from Mohonk Lake
Parks and public landsOgden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Parkstate park · 3.3 mi · 573 acresMargaret Lewis Norrie State Parkstate park · 3.3 mi · 402 acresSabel Equitiesstate park · 3.7 miHigh Banks Preservenature preserve · 1.4 mi · 310 acresShaupeneak Ridgenature preserve · 1.7 mi · 120 acresSojourner Truth State Parkstate park · 4.9 mi · 513 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 3.3 on 7 Jun 197421 mi away, near Wappingers Falls, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Dec 200949 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, 15 mi away
Internet at home98% of households have a broadband subscription88% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMaple Ridge Communityserves 325 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation544 ft166 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
