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10516 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 10516 covers Cold Spring, New York, with a population of about 5,607 and a median household income of $135,922.

Population
5,607178 per square mile
Median age
46.88.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$135,9221.6× the New York median
Poverty rate
6.7%5.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$745,555up 31% in five years
Median rent
$1,7981.1× the New York median
Degree or higher
61.7%26.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
72.8%7.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
256

Where 10516 is

Cold Spring, 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

Population5,607
Median age46.8
Family households69.4%
Born outside the US7.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.2%
White (non-Hispanic)86.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)4.7%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino4.8%
Veterans4.7%
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$135,922
Income per person$73,068
Poverty rate6.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.8%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k1.3%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k4.8%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k1.0%
$50–60k4.2%
$60–75k6.6%
$75–100k12.0%
$100–125k5.9%
$125–150k8.9%
$150–200k13.3%
$200k or more31.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,740
Mean adjusted gross income$213,778
Returns declaring $200,000 or more19%
Returns, under $25k20.1%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.2%
Returns, $200k or more19.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$625,400
Median gross rent$1,798
Rent as a share of household income19.9%
Owner-occupied72.8%
Vacant homes12.1%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house68.9%
Attached house7.6%
2 to 4 units11.8%
5 to 19 units6.3%
20 or more units2%
Mobile home3.3%
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$745,555as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$745,555$266,865

$266,865 in 2000 to $745,555 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher61.7%
High school diploma or higher97.4%
Works from home20.6%
Drives to work alone49.3%
Takes public transport14.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41.7%
Health

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

Obesity26.4% 7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.4% 2.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.3% 4.9 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.9% 2.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health12.3% 8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.8% 7.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.7% 4.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity18.5% 6.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28% 2.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication80% 5.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)11.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year82.9% 6.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening93% 7.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability8.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.5% 8.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.2% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist74.9% 13.6 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability21% 9.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support18.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.2% 9.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.6% 8.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.7% 1 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.9% 3.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability5.3% 3.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.4% 4.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness28.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.9% 5 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)12.3% 4.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability10.3% 3.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.9% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33% 3.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.3% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.2% 2.4 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments256
People employed1,522
Annual payroll$92,102,000
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 32.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss55.2 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.

Landslide93.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding73.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm69.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind67.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire66.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane66.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought61.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather54.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning40.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave35.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche20.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave19.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail17Very 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$135,922$84,578$78,538
Income per person$73,068$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate6.7%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$625,400$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,798$1,576$1,348
Homeownership72.8%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher61.7%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.2%6.2%5.2%
Works from home20.6%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US7.8%22.6%13.9%
Median age46.839.638.7
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 stationWEST POINT, NY US6.1 km away
Rain in a year51 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January35.8°F / 20.7°F3.82 in rain, 11.1 in snow
February38.9°F / 22.4°F2.95 in rain, 7.1 in snow
March47.4°F / 29.5°F4.04 in rain, 9.6 in snow
April60.4°F / 40.5°F4 in rain, 0.4 in snow
May71.5°F / 50.6°F3.84 in rain
June79.9°F / 59.8°F4.61 in rain
July85.2°F / 65.4°F4.57 in rain
August83.3°F / 63.9°F4.96 in rain
September76°F / 56.7°F4.57 in rain
October63.4°F / 45.6°F5.29 in rain
November51.4°F / 35.5°F4.23 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December40.7°F / 27.1°F4.59 in rain, 7 in snow
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 supermarket11% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Haldane Central School District98.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Wappingers 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Household characteristics14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

10997 West Point, NY5.9 km away
12520 Cornwall On Hudson, NY6.1 km away
10996 West Point, NY6.2 km away
12508 Beacon, NY8 km away
12527 Glenham, NY8.8 km away
10524 Garrison, NY8.9 km away
12518 Cornwall, NY9.3 km away
12551 Newburgh, NY9.4 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area31.47 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq mi
Population density178 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.4414, -73.9335

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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