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Chester, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Chester, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 11,647. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHESTER-NY · Chester, NY 1 ZIPs · 11,647 pop · #1142/25278 · Orange County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $140,550
  • RANK-TOP #1142/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over West Point
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-TOWN 11,647
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $459,700

Nearest income peer: West Point, NY ( $5,217 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Chester

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Chester on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Chester, NY sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 5%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
11,647
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$140,550
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $140,550 and home value $459,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 38.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.6%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Chester as a pure owner town.

Within New York, Westbrookville is the closest lower-income city and Hawthorne the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Chester.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 10918, is all of Chester

There is no split to weigh here: 10918 holds every one of Chester's 11,647 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into Chester's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 339 establishments, 5,458 employees , annual payroll $346,790k (~29 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 10918 (339 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (47) · also Other services (except public administration) · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Chester, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Orange County, which covers 47 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Chester. See the Orange County roll-up →

No other city sharing Orange County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Chester. Middletown, Newburgh and Monroe sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Port Jervis marks the far end of that range at $68,136, 52% below Chester.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
10918 11,647 $140,550 339 137
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Chester roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Chester, .