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10918 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 10918 covers Chester, New York, with a population of about 11,937 and a median household income of $147,011.

Population
11,937366 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$147,0111.7× the New York median
Poverty rate
8.6%3.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$539,032up 37.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,652about the New York median
Degree or higher
41.1%6.1 points above the US average
Homeownership
81.8%16.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
325

Where 10918 is

Chester, 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

Population11,937
Median age39.4
Family households70%
Born outside the US8.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home18.2%
White (non-Hispanic)66.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.2%
Hispanic or Latino21.1%
Veterans5.9%
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$147,011
Income per person$58,400
Poverty rate8.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.4%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k0.8%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k1.0%
$50–60k5.4%
$60–75k4.5%
$75–100k10.0%
$100–125k8.9%
$125–150k4.7%
$150–200k25.0%
$200k or more24.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,970
Mean adjusted gross income$103,234
Returns declaring $200,000 or more11.4%
Returns, under $25k22.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k16.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.0%
Returns, $200k or more11.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$424,700
Median gross rent$1,652
Rent as a share of household income21.3%
Owner-occupied81.8%
Vacant homes9.2%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house74.2%
Attached house6.8%
2 to 4 units5.5%
5 to 19 units11%
20 or more units2.1%
Mobile home0.4%
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$539,032as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.5%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 98.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$539,032$178,935

$178,935 in 2000 to $539,032 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%
High school diploma or higher97.1%
Works from home14.3%
Drives to work alone72.3%
Takes public transport7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more41.2%
Health

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

Obesity29.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.9% 3.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure29.9% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.3% 6 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.9% 5.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17.6% 4.3 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.4% 4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis23.7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.8% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.3% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5% 1.2 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.5% 4.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.6% 4.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5% 1.6 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.4% 9.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability22.8% 7.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11% 6.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.5% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability4.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.3% 1.9 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30% 4.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.1% 4.2 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 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)11.6% 1.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.1% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.5% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments325
People employed5,505
Annual payroll$307,279,000
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 44.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss50.8 out of 100
Community resilience51 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.

Landslide90.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane81Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind77.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather75.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought75.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding62.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake57.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning55.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado48.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave43.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche36.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail29.1Relatively 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$147,011$84,578$78,538
Income per person$58,400$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate8.6%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$424,700$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,652$1,576$1,348
Homeownership81.8%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher41.1%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate4.9%6.2%5.2%
Works from home14.3%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US8.4%22.6%13.9%
Median age39.439.638.7
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 stationMONTGOMERY ORANGE AP, NY US17.1 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January34.6°F / 17.3°F2.44 in rain
February37.8°F / 18.4°F2.44 in rain
March46.7°F / 26.7°F3.25 in rain
April59.9°F / 36°F3.5 in rain
May70.5°F / 46.6°F3.35 in rain
June78.9°F / 55.9°F4.33 in rain
July83.6°F / 60.8°F3.3 in rain
August81.5°F / 59.2°F4.4 in rain
September74.1°F / 51.1°F3.89 in rain
October62.3°F / 40.2°F3.68 in rain
November50.4°F / 30.6°F3.04 in rain
December39.4°F / 23.2°F3.37 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 supermarket47% 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Monroe-Woodbury Central School District32.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Chester Union Free School District30.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Warwick Valley Central School District23.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Washingtonville Central School District12.9% 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 vulnerability15more vulnerable than 15% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Walkability6.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

10981 Sugar Loaf, NY4.1 km away
10949 Monroe, NY6.9 km away
10924 Goshen, NY7 km away
10950 Monroe, NY7.1 km away
10921 Florida, NY7.9 km away
10914 Blooming Grove, NY8.4 km away
10916 Campbell Hall, NY9.8 km away
10992 Washingtonville, 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.

Orange County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area32.65 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq mi
Population density366 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.3554, -74.2651

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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