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12788 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 12788 covers Woodbourne, New York, with a population of about 3,122 and a median household income of $86,176.

Population
3,122141 per square mile
Median age
42.94.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$86,176about the New York median
Poverty rate
13.5%1.1 points above the US average
Typical home value
$295,757up 48.9% in five years
Median rent
$90742% below the New York median
Degree or higher
16.3%18.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.3%4.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
53

Where 12788 is

Woodbourne, 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

Population3,122
Median age42.9
Family households59.6%
Born outside the US12.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home11.2%
White (non-Hispanic)56.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)16.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.7%
Hispanic or Latino22.1%
Veterans7.5%
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$86,176
Income per person$35,029
Poverty rate13.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.2%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.7%
$25–30k9.3%
$30–35k6.1%
$35–40k2.2%
$40–45k0.8%
$45–50k5.1%
$50–60k6.4%
$60–75k5.6%
$75–100k11.8%
$100–125k11.5%
$125–150k12.6%
$150–200k2.4%
$200k or more18.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,010
Mean adjusted gross income$65,969
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3%
Returns, under $25k25.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k26.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.9%
Returns, $200k or more3.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$255,900
Median gross rent$907
Rent as a share of household income36.9%
Owner-occupied69.3%
Vacant homes31.7%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house77.9%
2 to 4 units8.7%
20 or more units1.4%
Mobile home12%
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$295,757as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 48.9%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 143.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$295,757$57,562

$57,562 in 2000 to $295,757 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%
High school diploma or higher79.1%
Works from home10.8%
Drives to work alone80.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more26.6%
Health

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

Obesity34.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure36.5% 2.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.7% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression16.7% 5.2 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity29.6% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis24% 1.1 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication73.7% 1 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)6.8% 0.9 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.6% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63% 1.3 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.6% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist56.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.7% 2 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.6% 3.8 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity20.1% 3 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.7% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability5.9% 0.8 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.3% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity17.8% 4 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport10.1% 0.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability13.8% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours45.2% 8.8 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.5% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.8% 2.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments53
People employed251
Annual payroll$14,045,000
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 59.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss53.4 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.

Landslide84.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane72.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave71Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning69.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind66.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather60.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado58.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire51.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail45.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm43.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake43.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Avalanche23Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought8.6Relatively 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$86,176$84,578$78,538
Income per person$35,029$49,520$43,289
Poverty rate13.5%13.7%12.4%
Median home value$255,900$403,000$303,400
Median gross rent$907$1,576$1,348
Homeownership69.3%54.3%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.3%39.6%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%6.2%5.2%
Works from home10.8%13.3%13.5%
Born outside the US12.2%22.6%13.9%
Median age42.939.638.7
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 stationLIBERTY 1 NE, NY US12.7 km away
Rain in a year53 in
Snow in a year70 in

Average high and low by month

January30.4°F / 13.2°F3.68 in rain, 16.6 in snow
February33.2°F / 14.2°F2.78 in rain, 17.4 in snow
March41.3°F / 21.5°F3.91 in rain, 12.8 in snow
April54.6°F / 32.3°F4.19 in rain, 3.3 in snow
May65.7°F / 42.7°F4.74 in rain
June73.7°F / 52.1°F5.22 in rain
July78.9°F / 57.1°F4.74 in rain
August77.1°F / 54.9°F5.32 in rain
September70.1°F / 48.3°F5.17 in rain
October58.3°F / 37.4°F4.75 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November46.7°F / 28.2°F3.85 in rain, 4.2 in snow
December35.2°F / 19.8°F4.73 in rain, 15.3 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.

Tri-Valley Central School District63.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Fallsburg Central School District36.9% 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 vulnerability48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Walkability5.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

12733 Fallsburg, NY5.2 km away
12759 Loch Sheldrake, NY5.8 km away
12789 Woodridge, NY6.1 km away
12435 Greenfield Park, NY7.7 km away
12747 Hurleyville, NY7.8 km away
12779 South Fallsburg, NY8.6 km away
12765 Neversink, NY8.9 km away
12763 Mountain Dale, NY10 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 area22.17 sq mi
Water area0.09 sq mi
Population density141 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7708, -74.5928

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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