PlainZIP

New Paltz, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Paltz, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 18,308. 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 NEW-PALTZ-NY · New Paltz, NY 1 ZIPs · 18,308 pop · #5852/25278 · Ulster County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-TOWN · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-HIGH $92,288
  • RANK-UPPER #5852/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Highland
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 57% owners
  • POP-TOWN 18,308
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $453,500

Nearest income peer: Highland, NY (+ $174 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 New Paltz

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest New Paltz 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, New Paltz, NY sits among US cities with an upper-quartile household income, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 23%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
18,308
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$92,288
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 $92,288 and home value $453,500 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 59.3%.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (57.2%) for this income tier, rent $1,614 may matter more than the home-value average.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 12561, is all of New Paltz

There is no split to weigh here: 12561 holds every one of New Paltz's 18,308 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 New Paltz's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 557 establishments, 4,895 employees , annual payroll $208,915k (~30 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12561 (557 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (90) · also Professional, scientific, and technical services · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in New Paltz, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Ulster County, which covers 56 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in New Paltz. See the Ulster County roll-up →

New Paltz lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Ulster County: Wallkill, Pine Bush and Marlboro earn more and Kingston, Saugerties and Ellenville earn less. Ellenville marks the far end of that range at $63,145, 32% below New Paltz.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12561 18,308 $92,288 557 119
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New Paltz 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 New Paltz, .