ZIP code · New Paltz · New York · United States
ZIP code 12561 — New Paltz
ZIP code 12561 serves New Paltz, New York.
- Postal code
- 12561Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- New Paltz
- County
- Ulster FIPS 36111
- State
- New York
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 41.7464, -74.1092 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 18,531 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 308 / sq mi
- Land area
- 60.3 sq mi (156.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $89,694
- Per-capita income
- $44,031
- Median age
- 30.5
- Households
- 6,444
- Housing units
- 7,081
- Median home value
- $411,600
- Median gross rent
- $1,603 / month
- Congressional districts
- NY-18 (also NY-19) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6b (-5 to 0 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/New_York (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 845Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 12561
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 83°F), coldest Jan (avg low 19°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 34 | 37 | 46 | 60 | 71 | 78 | 83 | 80 | 73 | 61 | 49 | 38 |
| Avg low °F | 19 | 21 | 28 | 39 | 50 | 59 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 45 | 35 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: MOHONK LAKE (2.8 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 12561
- 6 schools
- 1 colleges & universities
- 3 doctors & dentists
- 2 pharmacies
- 2 supermarkets
- 67 restaurants & cafés
- 2 bars & pubs
- 15 parks
- 5 playgrounds
- 3 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 14 places of worship
- 7 banks
- 7 gas stations
- 3 EV charging stations
- 3 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page