Local servicesHospitalMargaretville Hospital16.0 miPost officeWest Kill Post Office3.0 miTown hallShandaken Town Hall5.3 miPoliceUlster County Sheriff's Office Shandaken Sub Station5.3 miFire stationLexington Volunteer Fire Department Station 22.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportAlbany International Airport ALB47 miInterstateI-8720 miUS highwayUS 9w21 miAmtrakRhinecliff, NY RHI27 miCoachAllabenAdirondack Trailways5.3 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12492 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12492 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 16 min5:21 am – 8:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min7:22 am – 4:28 pm
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People298 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.3142 householdsMedian household income $150,833Median home value $447,00095% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,160 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate63% of adults are in the labour force, 148 employedMain industries: professional and business services 55%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%, construction 7%Average commute 32 minutes36% drive alone, 6% walk or cycle, 58% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages63% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher99% finished high school, 36% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Russian or other Slavic 13%, Spanish 5%, German or Dutch 4%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 11°F56 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month October95 in of snow a year, on about 35 days2 days above 90°F, 184 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, E Jewett station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsHunter-West Kill Wildernessstate wilderness · within reach · 24,625 acresRusk Mountain Wild Foreststate conservation land · under a mile · 3,910 acresHalcott Mountain Wild Foreststate conservation land · 3.2 mi · 4,937 acresDiamond Notch Primitive Bicycle Corridorstate historic site · 3.9 miShandaken Wild Foreststate conservation land · 3.7 mi · 6,110 acresDevil's Tombstone Campgroundstate recreation area · 6.7 mi · 193 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 17 Jun 199135 mi away, near Worcester, New YorkMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 13 Dec 200929 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGreene County, NY, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsRiver flooding Relatively ModerateHurricane Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality68% of days had good air in 2025250 of 365 days measured110 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 39, worst day 136main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Albany County, NY, 33 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription85% have cable, fibre or DSL1% rely on a mobile data plan alone11% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterCatskill Villageserves 8,000 people from surface water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level5 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,072 ft632 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
