Local servicesHospitalEllenville Regional Hospital2.0 miPost officeWawarsing Post Officeunder a mileTown hallWawarsing Town Hall3.3 miPoliceEllenville Police Department3.3 miFire stationNapanoch Volunteer Fire Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeState University of New York - Ulster13.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF21 miMajor airportLaGuardia Airport LGA72 miInterstateI-8614 miUS highwayUS 209under a mileAmtrakPoughkeepsie, NY POU22 miCoachRt 209 - WawarsingShortLine Hudsonunder a mileSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12489 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12489 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:22 am – 8:35 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:21 am – 4:29 pm
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People114 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 67.572 householdsMedian household income $26,100Median home value $245,20065% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,511 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 0% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Russian or other Slavic 22%22% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 64°FColdest month January: highs 34°F, lows 19°F53 in of rain a year, on about 85 dayswettest month October59 in of snow a year, on about 26 days8 days above 90°F, 121 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Mohonk Lake station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsMinnewaska State Park Preservestate conservation land · under a mile · 23,687 acresTown of Wawarsing Landpark · under a mile · 266 acresVernooy Kill State Foreststate conservation land · 1.3 mi · 3,723 acresWitch's Hole State Foreststate conservation land · 1.4 mi · 592 acresBerme Road Parkpark · 3.0 mi · 58 acresSundown Wild Foreststate conservation land · 6.2 mi · 31,092 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes2 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.3 on 7 Jun 197425 mi away, near Wappingers Falls, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Feb 198338 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 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, 24 mi away
Internet at home65% of households have a broadband subscription65% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterEastern/ulster Correctional Faserves 2,578 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation264 ft80 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
