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12553 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12553 covers New Windsor, New York, with a population of about 27,300 and a median household income of $94,207.

Population
27,3001,130 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$94,2071.1× the New York median
Poverty rate
6.2%6.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$445,871up 40.3% in five years
Median rent
$1,612about the New York median
Degree or higher
35%about the US average
Homeownership
70.5%5.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
670

Where 12553 is

New Windsor, 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

Population27,300
Median age40.6
Family households68.6%
Born outside the US14.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home24.2%
White (non-Hispanic)53.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)13.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)4.5%
Hispanic or Latino26.9%
Veterans6.1%
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$94,207
Income per person$48,040
Poverty rate6.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance10%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.2%
$10–15k2.1%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k3.5%
$25–30k1.8%
$30–35k2.5%
$35–40k3.6%
$40–45k4.4%
$45–50k3.2%
$50–60k6.1%
$60–75k6.9%
$75–100k12.3%
$100–125k11.1%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k14.9%
$200k or more14.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed13,940
Mean adjusted gross income$79,649
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.4%
Returns, under $25k23.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.7%
Returns, $200k or more6.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$351,200
Median gross rent$1,612
Rent as a share of household income34%
Owner-occupied70.5%
Vacant homes4.8%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house58.9%
Attached house8.2%
2 to 4 units8%
5 to 19 units11.5%
20 or more units8.4%
Mobile home5.1%
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$445,871as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 40.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 115.2%
Typical asking rent$2,537as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$445,871$134,333

$134,333 in 2000 to $445,871 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher35%
High school diploma or higher89.6%
Works from home11.8%
Drives to work alone70.4%
Takes public transport4.7%
Commutes 45 minutes or more32.8%
Health

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

Obesity31.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure31.6% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health17.2% 3.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression17% 4.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking14.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)7.8% same as the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.5% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.6% 3.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11.8% 3 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69% 4.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.8% 4.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.6% 5.1 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.4% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.3% 1.4 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.1% same as the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use79.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.2% 1.8 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.7% 0.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments670
People employed9,235
Annual payroll$526,348,000
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 27.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 11 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss32.6 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.

Landslide79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane76.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind64.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake58.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave57.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning47.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire47.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought45.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado44.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding40.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche40.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm37.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave35.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding30.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail25.2Very 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$94,207$84,578$78,538
Income per person$48,040$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate6.2%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$351,200$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,612$1,576$1,348
Homeownership70.5%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher35%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate7.8%6.2%5.2%
Works from home11.8%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US14.2%22.6%13.9%
Median age40.639.638.7
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 US12.1 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 supermarket7% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket67% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket44% 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.

Newburgh City School District44.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Cornwall Central School District43.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Washingtonville Central School District11.5% 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 vulnerability44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status57more vulnerable than 57% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Walkability7.1 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12584 Vails Gate, NY0.9 km away
12551 Newburgh, NY5.2 km away
12552 Newburgh, NY5.2 km away
12555 Newburgh, NY5.2 km away
12577 Salisbury Mills, NY6 km away
12520 Cornwall On Hudson, NY6.1 km away
12518 Cornwall, NY6.4 km away
12550 Newburgh, NY7.2 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 area24.17 sq mi
Water area1.03 sq mi
Population density1,130 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.4724, -74.0566

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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