ZIP code · Sterling Forest · New York · United States

ZIP code 10979 — Sterling Forest

ZIP code 10979 serves Sterling Forest, New York.

Postal code: 10979
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City: Sterling Forest
County: Orange FIPS 36071
State: New York
Country: United States
Coordinates: 41.1823, -74.3184 — precision precise (locality)
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Population: 84 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density: 2,417 / sq mi
Land area: 0 sq mi (0.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Per-capita income: $0
Households: 43
Housing units: 43
Congressional district: NY-18 (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: 845 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone 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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Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 20°F).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high °F	38	41	48	60	71	79	84	83	76	64	53	43
Avg low °F	20	20	29	39	50	58	64	63	56	43	35	27
Precip in	3.4	2.7	3.9	4.2	3.6	5.1	4.7	4.6	4.0	4.4	3.8	4.0

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: WANAQUE RAYMOND DAM (9.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI

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Climate — monthly normals

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