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12738 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12738 covers Glen Wild, New York.

Median age
43.14.4 points above the US average
Poverty rate
2.5%9.9 points below the US average
Degree or higher
18.3%16.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
43.7%21.3 points below the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 12738 is

Glen Wild, 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

Median age43.1
Family households95%
Born outside the US21.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home31.8%
White (non-Hispanic)68.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino31.8%
Veterans22.3%
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

Poverty rate2.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.0%
$25–30k0.0%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k0.0%
$50–60k0.0%
$60–75k50.4%
$75–100k16.0%
$100–125k10.1%
$125–150k0.0%
$150–200k0.0%
$200k or more23.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed120
Mean adjusted gross income$64,150
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k25.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k33.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Owner-occupied43.7%
Vacant homes28.7%
Median year built1988

What the homes are

Detached house71.9%
Mobile home28.1%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone100%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more0%
Health

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

Obesity27.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes11.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression19% 2.9 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.2% 1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.7% 3.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.1% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65.1% 3.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.8% 1.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.8% 1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13% 4.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.3% 4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.8% 3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.9% 2.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use78.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.8% 2 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.3% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.7% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.8% 3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours38.4% 2 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.7% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed13
Annual payroll$417,000
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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 45.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss38.5 out of 100
Community resilience42.6 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.

Landslide82.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning80.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave78.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane71.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind69.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding65.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather64.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought63.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado62.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake52.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire43Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail41.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave16.3Relatively 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$84,578$78,538
Income per person$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate2.5%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$1,576$1,348
Homeownership43.7%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate0%6.2%5.2%
Works from home0%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US21.4%22.6%13.9%
Median age43.139.638.7
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 stationROCK HILL 3 SW, NY US7.4 km away
Rain in a year52 in
Snow in a year58 in

Average high and low by month

January32.1°F / 13.7°F3.73 in rain, 16.5 in snow
February35.3°F / 12.1°F3.14 in rain, 10.8 in snow
March43.8°F / 20.2°F4.1 in rain, 12.9 in snow
April56.3°F / 32.4°F4.02 in rain, 2 in snow
May66.9°F / 43.6°F4.18 in rain
June74.8°F / 53.2°F5.01 in rain
July79.5°F / 57.8°F4.76 in rain
August78.2°F / 56.3°F4.73 in rain
September71°F / 48.2°F4.76 in rain
October59.4°F / 37.3°F5.06 in rain, 0.7 in snow
November47.4°F / 27.8°F3.78 in rain, 2 in snow
December36.4°F / 19.8°F4.63 in rain, 13 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Fallsburg Central School District91% of this ZIP code's land area
Monticello Central School District9% 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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport78more vulnerable than 78% of US census tracts
Walkability5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12784 Thompsonville, NY3.8 km away
12775 Rock Hill, NY4.6 km away
12763 Mountain Dale, NY5.7 km away
12789 Woodridge, NY7 km away
12779 South Fallsburg, NY7.5 km away
12751 Kiamesha Lake, NY8.1 km away
12733 Fallsburg, NY8.5 km away
12435 Greenfield Park, NY9.7 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.

Sullivan County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area2.06 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.6545, -74.5833

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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