Willow, NY · standard
ZIP Code 12495
Ulster County, New York - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 265
- 11/sq mi
- $393,800
- Median home value
- 76.5%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Willow pairs upper-quartile home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- Top 21%
- home value, US ZIPs
- 11
- people per sq mi
- 82%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 12495 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 12495 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Willow, Ulster County, New York, home to just 265 residents across 23.7 square miles, a density of 11 people per square mile, in the New York time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 12495, but per-capita income is $56,398. Poverty here runs at 0.0%, with unemployment measured at 0.0%. Housing costs here run $393,800 for a typical home value (4% above the state average), with rent averaging - a month; 82.2% of homes are owner-occupied.
This is a highly-educated ZIP: 76.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 72.3, and the average commute is -. A geography-based comparison follows: 10 ZIP codes within about 10 miles of 12495, plus 6 more within Ulster County, give a clearer read than the national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 12495, Willow, NY · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
265
Population
23.7
Area (sq mi)
11
People / sq mi
New York
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 12495?
72.3
Median Age
62.1%
Male
37.9%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$56,398
Per Capita Income
0.0%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
237
Total Housing Units
213
Occupied Units
24
Vacant Units
1.30
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$393,800
Median Home Value
+4% vs state
1958
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 10 business establishments in ZIP 12495, employing approximately 81 people with a combined annual payroll of $2,894,000.
10
Businesses
81
Employees
$2.9M
Annual Payroll
1
Industry Sectors
| Industry | Establishments | % of Total |
|---|---|---|
| Construction | 3 | 30.0% |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 12495 vs 12450 →
ZIP 12495 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 12481
Shokan (12481)
1,356 residents
- 12464
Phoenicia (12464)
1,020 residents
- 12442
Hunter (12442)
953 residents
- 12409
Bearsville (12409)
804 residents
- 12457
Mount Tremper (12457)
763 residents
- 12412
Boiceville (12412)
673 residents
- 12427
Elka Park (12427)
576 residents
- 12448 388
Lake Hill (12448)
388 residents
- 12416 277
Chichester (12416)
277 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 12495 ranks #0 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12450 | Lanesville, NY | 183 | 3.3 mi |
| 12457 | Mount Tremper, NY | 763 | 2.9 mi |
| 12448 | Lake Hill, NY | 388 | 3.0 mi |
| 12416 | Chichester, NY | 277 | 2.7 mi |
| 12412 | Boiceville, NY | 673 | 5.4 mi |
| 12409 | Bearsville, NY | 804 | 4.7 mi |
| 12481 | Shokan, NY | 1,356 | 7.1 mi |
| 12442 | Hunter, NY | 953 | 9.0 mi |
| 12427 | Elka Park, NY | 576 | 6.6 mi |
| 12464 | Phoenicia, NY | 1,020 | 6.6 mi |
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