| ZIP Codes: | 36 ZIP Codes (33 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 518 / 607 / 838 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:54:34 PM |
| Population: | 48,434 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 36039 |
| Land Area: | 643 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 12 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 42.3001, -74.0825 |
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48,434 residents live across 36 ZIPs covering 643 sq mi, served by 36 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 49,577 to 48,434 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.3% change. 19 ZIPs gained residents, 17 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 12492 (West Kill, $150,833 median) and poorest ZIP 12442 (Hunter, $36,912) are 5.3 miles apart — a 4.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.9× across this county — from $115,200 in 12042 (Climax) to $447,000 in 12492 (West Kill).
Density varies 88× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 12492 (West Kill) to 543 in 12124 (New Baltimore).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.9% bachelor's+ in 12482 (South Cairo) to 51.9% in 12470 (Purling) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within New York, this is the #49 most populous of 62 counties and ranks #21 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $80,094 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
29.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (11,022 of 37,012 reporting).
33 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 4.1× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12414 | Catskill | Standard | 10,169 | $73,036 | 67.9 | -2.8% |
| 12051 | Coxsackie | Standard | 5,876 | $91,786 | 18.7 | -16.4% |
| 12015 | Athens | Standard | 3,852 | $91,845 | 17.2 | 38.1% |
| 12083 | Greenville | Standard | 3,844 | $83,537 | 43.9 | 5.6% |
| 12413 | Cairo | Standard | 3,368 | $60,363 | 16.9 | 27.3% |
| 12431 | Freehold | Standard | 1,909 | $80,694 | 17.4 | 42.7% |
| 12087 | Hannacroix | Standard | 1,584 | $91,458 | 19.2 | 78.8% |
| 12463 | Palenville | Standard | 1,373 | — | 7.5 | 36.5% |
| 12468 | Prattsville | Standard | 1,329 | $51,875 | 63.2 | 23.4% |
| 12058 | Earlton | Standard | 1,220 | $85,469 | 19.5 | -23.1% |
| 12496 | Windham | Standard | 1,164 | $59,286 | 39.5 | -28.7% |
| 12192 | West Coxsackie | Standard | 1,077 | $106,213 | 18.5 | -48.4% |
| 12485 | Tannersville | Standard | 1,021 | $67,165 | 9.8 | 24.2% |
| 12423 | East Durham | Standard | 970 | $75,511 | 11.1 | -4.5% |
| 12427 | Elka Park | Standard | 935 | — | 39.1 | 50.8% |
| 12451 | Leeds | Standard | 909 | $56,477 | 9.6 | -54.2% |
| 12473 | Round Top | Standard | 831 | $103,542 | 8.8 | -39.0% |
| 12482 | South Cairo | Standard | 619 | — | 2.3 | -15.1% |
| 12470 | Purling | Standard | 618 | $86,349 | 12.0 | 15.1% |
| 12436 | Haines Falls | PO Box | 607 | $108,056 | 11.2 | 21.4% |
| 12444 | Jewett | Standard | 576 | $77,708 | 12.1 | 49.2% |
| 12442 | Hunter | Standard | 537 | $36,912 | 19.8 | -39.0% |
| 12405 | Acra | Standard | 447 | $97,500 | 11.1 | -19.9% |
| 12418 | Cornwallville | Standard | 427 | $98,472 | 16.0 | 4.7% |
| 12422 | Durham | Standard | 399 | $91,667 | 7.5 | 63.5% |
| 12176 | Surprise | Standard | 393 | $63,565 | 5.7 | 2.1% |
| 12439 | Hensonville | Standard | 384 | $102,989 | 9.7 | 26.7% |
| 12492 | West Kill | Standard | 298 | $150,833 | 48.4 | -14.4% |
| 12124 | New Baltimore | PO Box | 298 | $85,461 | 0.5 | -58.5% |
| 12042 | Climax | Standard | 280 | — | 6.1 | 77.2% |
| 12454 | Maplecrest | Standard | 266 | $88,750 | 11.0 | -8.9% |
| 12424 | East Jewett | Standard | 239 | $54,141 | 20.2 | -2.8% |
| 12450 | Lanesville | Standard | 215 | — | 13.9 | 141.6% |
| 12407 | Ashland | Standard | 215 | $63,438 | 1.3 | 56.9% |
| 12460 | Oak Hill | Standard | 152 | $109,750 | 6.0 | -65.0% |
| 12452 | Lexington | PO Box | 33 | — | 0.0 | -86.1% |