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 – 4:29 pm
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People934 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.2405 householdsMedian household income $145,303Median home value $370,50095% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,367 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting18.3% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 513 employedMain industries: professional and business services 35%, education and health care 23%, construction 17%Average commute 26 minutes46% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 2% take public transport, 44% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages66% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, German or Dutch 1%Source: 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, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksSouth Mountainpeak · under a mileHanover Mountainpeak · 1.7 miPeekamoose Lakelake · 4.1 miAshokan Reservoir West Basinreservoir · 3.1 miBeaver Lakelake · 4.7 miCongressman Maurice D Hinchey Catskills Visitor Centervisitor center · 5.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSlide Mountain Wildernessstate wilderness · 1.1 mi · 50,749 acresSundown Wild Foreststate conservation land · 2.7 mi · 31,092 acresOlive Town Board Landpark · 3.9 miKenneth L. Wilson Campgroundstate recreation area · 6.2 mi · 594 acresWoodland Valley Campgroundstate recreation area · 6.5 mi · 109 acresPhoenicia - Mt. Tobias Wild Foreststate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 7,826 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 200944 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, 32 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription95% have cable, fibre or DSL4% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% 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
Elevation1,679 ft512 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalEllenville Regional Hospital15.4 miPost officeWest Shokan Post Office1.8 miTown hallOlive Town Hall1.7 miPoliceOlive Town Police Department4.2 miFire stationOlive Volunteer Fire Department 1 West Shokan Company 31.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeState University of New York - Ulster11.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportNew York Stewart International Airport SWF32 miMajor airportAlbany International Airport ALB61 miInterstateI-8713 miUS highwayUS 20910 miAmtrakRhinecliff, NY RHI18 miCoachMount TremperAdirondack Trailways6.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 12494 ZIP area.
