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Vails Gate ZIP code, New York

The ZIP code for Vails Gate, NY is 12584, and its area codes are 845 and 329.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
3,052
Area codes
845, 329

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Vails Gate itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Cornwall (3.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Vails Gate uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Vails Gate in numbers

About 3,052 people live in Vails Gate, in 1,440 households. The median household income is $70,688 a year, 18% below the New York median of $85,974 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $310,100 (27% below the New York median), and median gross rent is $1,616 a month. The median age is 40.0; 32.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (40.2% across New York); the average commute takes 48 minutes.

Population3,052Vails Gate3,052
Households1,440Vails Gate1,440
Median age40.0Vails Gate40.0New York39.8US 38.9
Median household income$70,688Vails Gate$70,688New York$85,974US $80,734
Median home value$310,100Vails Gate$310,100New York$423,800US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,616Vails Gate$1,616New York$1,621US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.6%Vails Gate32.6%New York40.2%US 35.7%
Mean commute47.5 minVails Gate47.5 minNew York32.6 minUS 26.4 min
Population density2,960 / sq miVails Gate2,960 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Vails Gate CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Vails Gate

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Vails Gate
ZIP City Type
12584 Vails Gate , NY No street area

Other ZIP codes overlapping Vails Gate

These ZIP codes cover part of Vails Gate but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Vails Gate
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
12553 New Windsor , NY Standard 27,384 $92,757 $362,300

Towns near Vails Gate

The nearest larger towns are New Windsor (8,919 people, 1.3 mi), Firthcliffe (5,432 people, 1.6 mi) and Newburgh (28,519 people, 3.5 mi).

Towns near Vails Gate
TownPopulationDistance
New Windsor 8,919 1.3 mi
Firthcliffe 5,432 1.6 mi
Cornwall-on-Hudson 3,037 2.6 mi
Newburgh 28,519 3.5 mi
Beaver Dam Lake 3,627 4.0 mi
Balmville 3,399 5.0 mi
Beacon 14,834 5.5 mi
Gardnertown 4,760 5.6 mi
Orange Lake 9,784 5.8 mi
Washingtonville 5,707 5.8 mi
West Point 6,349 7.0 mi
Highland Falls 3,683 7.8 mi
South Blooming Grove 3,866 8.3 mi
Maybrook 3,142 8.5 mi

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