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10509 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 10509 covers Brewster, New York, with a population of about 20,055 and a median household income of $120,987.

Population
20,055556 per square mile
Median age
43.44.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$120,9871.4× the New York median
Poverty rate
7.5%4.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$540,585up 33% in five years
Median rent
$1,8361.2× the New York median
Degree or higher
43.4%8.4 points above the US average
Homeownership
78.2%13.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
771

Where 10509 is

Brewster, New York — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population20,055
Median age43.4
Family households73.7%
Born outside the US20.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home29.9%
White (non-Hispanic)61%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Hispanic or Latino29.8%
Veterans4.2%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$120,987
Income per person$55,341
Poverty rate7.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.0%
$10–15k1.3%
$15–20k1.7%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k2.9%
$30–35k2.8%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k0.7%
$45–50k3.3%
$50–60k5.2%
$60–75k5.4%
$75–100k9.6%
$100–125k9.7%
$125–150k9.7%
$150–200k13.4%
$200k or more26.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed10,280
Mean adjusted gross income$104,794
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12.4%
Returns, under $25k24.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.5%
Returns, $200k or more12.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$430,200
Median gross rent$1,836
Rent as a share of household income33.6%
Owner-occupied78.2%
Vacant homes6.5%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house68.6%
Attached house9.6%
2 to 4 units14.5%
5 to 19 units4.7%
20 or more units2.3%
Mobile home0.3%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$540,585as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$540,585$220,591

$220,591 in 2000 to $540,585 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%
High school diploma or higher91.3%
Works from home14.4%
Drives to work alone69.8%
Takes public transport5.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more29.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity28% 5.4 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.7% 2.3 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30% 4.1 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.8% 4.1 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity22.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.3% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9% 1.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.1% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.9% 6.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.4% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.7% 8.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.2% 7.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.6% 5.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.4% 1.3 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.8% 3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.3% 2.9 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14% 2.8 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11% 3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.9% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9% 4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments771
People employed8,402
Annual payroll$497,822,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 31.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss41.4 out of 100
Community resilience84.8 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Landslide88.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm80.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind78.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather65.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake61.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave45.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave31.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought27.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail19.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with New York and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPNew YorkUnited States
Median household income$120,987$84,578$78,538
Income per person$55,341$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate7.5%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$430,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,836$1,576$1,348
Homeownership78.2%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher43.4%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%6.2%5.2%
Works from home14.4%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US20.1%22.6%13.9%
Median age43.439.638.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationCARMEL 4N, NY US8.4 km away
Rain in a year50 in

Average high and low by month

January33.4°F / 16°F3.9 in rain
February36.3°F / 19.1°F2.98 in rain
March43.6°F / 26.2°F4.15 in rain
April56.6°F / 37.1°F3.55 in rain
May66.5°F / 47.1°F4.08 in rain
June73.5°F / 55.9°F4.56 in rain
July77.9°F / 61.1°F4.22 in rain
August76.1°F / 60.1°F4.9 in rain
September70°F / 52.8°F4.92 in rain
October59.6°F / 40.9°F4.21 in rain
November48.7°F / 31.6°F3.91 in rain
December38.6°F / 23.1°F4.97 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket20% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Brewster Central School District87.5% of this ZIP code's land area
North Salem Central School District11.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Carmel Central School District1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability7.6 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

10560 North Salem, NY7.6 km away
10512 Carmel, NY7.8 km away
10519 Croton Falls, NY8.6 km away
12563 Patterson, NY8.9 km away
10578 Purdys, NY10.4 km away
06811 Danbury, CT10.8 km away
06812 New Fairfield, CT11 km away
10589 Somers, NY11.6 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Putnam County99.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Westchester County0.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area36.08 sq mi
Water area3.34 sq mi
Population density556 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.4097, -73.5992

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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