Saugerties is a town in Ulster County, New York, home to about 19,223 people across 65 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12432, 12453, 12456, 12477 and 12490, and parts of 12475 and 12498 are in Saugerties too.
Homes sold for a median of $320 per square foot across 5 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 5 were seller’s markets.
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Mostly Woodstock; part is in Saugerties
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)47 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | New York Stewart International Airport (SWF)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ94 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY97 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Saugerties; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Saugerties had 19,038 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 119th largest of 1,007 towns in New York by population.
Ulster County grew from 88,422 residents in 1900 to 181,851 in 2020.
Ulster County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 67.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 86 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Platte Clove, NY weather station (7 miles away).
44,452 jobs at 5,065 businesses in Ulster County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
95 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Saugerties’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 8 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 9 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 12 |
| Mental health providers | 27 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 29 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 9 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (17 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Saugerties Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cahill SchoolSaugerties | K–6 | 432 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| Morse SchoolSaugerties | K–6 | 307 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Riccardi Elementary SchoolGlasco | K–6 | 410 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Saugerties Junior High SchoolSaugerties | 7–8 | 338 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Saugerties Senior High SchoolSaugerties | 9–12 | 800 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Middle Way SchoolSaugerties | Pre-K–6 | 80 | Other religious | 3.9 mi |
| Woodstock Day SchoolSaugerties | Pre-K–12 | 159 | Nonsectarian | 4.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Ulster, Woodstock and Hurley.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.