12438 ZIP Code — Halcottsville, NY

ZIP code 12438 covers Halcottsville, New York.

Poverty rate: 29.6%17.2 points above the US average
Degree or higher: 48.3%13.3 points above the US average
Time zone: Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses: 5

Where 12438 is

Halcottsville, 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

Born outside the US	0%
Speaks a language other than English at home	0%
White (non-Hispanic)	100%
Black (non-Hispanic)	0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)	0%
Hispanic or Latino	0%
Veterans	0%

Population by age

Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person	$21,114
Poverty rate	29.6%

Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes	54.4%
Median year built	1938

What the homes are

Detached house	100%

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%
High school diploma or higher	88.3%
Works from home	0%
Drives to work alone	100%
Takes public transport	0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more	18.2%

Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments	5
People employed	14
Annual payroll	$565,000

Natural hazard risk

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

Overall risk	Higher than 94.1% of US census tracts
FEMA rating	Relatively High
Expected annual loss	90.1 out of 100
Community resilience	51.1 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.

River flooding	99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide	97.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather	83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane	80.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind	80.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave	76.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado	64.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche	60.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning	60.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire	58.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm	53.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail	51.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake	47.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave	5.8Very 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 ZIP	New York	United States
Median household income	—	$84,578	$78,538
Income per person	$21,114	$49,520	$43,289
Poverty rate	29.6%	13.7%	12.4%
Median home value	—	$403,000	$303,400
Median gross rent	—	$1,576	$1,348
Homeownership	—	54.3%	65%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.3%	39.6%	35%
Unemployment rate	0%	6.2%	5.2%
Works from home	0%	13.3%	13.5%
Born outside the US	0%	22.6%	13.9%
Median age	—	39.6	38.7

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 station	DELHI 2 SE, NY US25.5 km away
Rain in a year	49 in
Snow in a year	71 in

Average high and low by month

January	31.5°F / 11.6°F3.22 in rain, 17.1 in snow
February	34.2°F / 12.9°F2.79 in rain, 15.3 in snow
March	42.3°F / 20.7°F3.66 in rain, 16.2 in snow
April	55.6°F / 31.7°F4.02 in rain, 3.1 in snow
May	67.4°F / 42.2°F4.01 in rain
June	75.2°F / 50.9°F4.92 in rain
July	79.6°F / 55.1°F4.76 in rain
August	78.5°F / 53.8°F4.32 in rain
September	71.7°F / 46.8°F4.83 in rain
October	59.5°F / 36.2°F4.7 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November	46.9°F / 27.8°F3.69 in rain, 6.3 in snow
December	36.3°F / 19°F3.73 in rain, 11.9 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 supermarket	None of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket	None of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket	100% 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%.

Roxbury Central School District	100% 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 vulnerability	72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status	59more vulnerable than 59% of US census tracts
Household characteristics	83more vulnerable than 83% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status	44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport	74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability	6.2 out of 20Below average

Nearby ZIP codes

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

12455 Margaretville, NY	2.9 km away
12430 Fleischmanns, NY	5.6 km away
12459 New Kingston, NY	6.8 km away
12421 Denver, NY	7 km away
12406 Arkville, NY	7.7 km away
12474 Roxbury, NY	10.3 km away
12441 Highmount, NY	11.6 km away
12465 Pine Hill, NY	13 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.

Delaware County	100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zone	Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving time	Observed
Land area	0.16 sq mi
Water area	0.04 sq mi
Latitude, longitude	42.2079, -74.6012

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.