ZIP Code 12494 — West Shokan, New York
📍 ZIP code 12494 is in West Shokan, Ulster County, New York.
ZIP code 12494 is located in West Shokan, Ulster County, New York. It is a standard zip code in the Eastern Time Zone with an estimated population of 876. The area code for zip code 12494 is 845.
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Coordinates: 41.9486°N, 74.3017°W
ZIP Code 12494 Demographics
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Population and demographic data sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 5-Year Estimates. ZIP code routing data sourced from the United States Postal Service (USPS).
Affordability & Profile: ZIP 12494 in Context
The median home in 12494 is valued at $361,700 against a median household income of $140,750, a price-to-income ratio of 2.6. That is below the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and near the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally. Within Ulster County, 12494 ranks 7 of 45 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 3.8.
12494 ranks 168 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 514 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is far above the $84,141 Ulster County median. 97% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 76% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, Unemployment stands at 18.6%.
With 37 residents per square mile across 23.9 square miles of land, 12494 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,303 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.
Ratios and ranks are computed from the ACS figures above across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data. See the 2026 New York affordability report for the statewide analysis and the methodology for definitions.
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ZIP code 12494 primarily serves West Shokan in Ulster County, New York.