Shandaken is a town in Ulster County, New York, home to about 2,789 people across 120 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12410, 12416, 12464, 12465 and 12480, and parts of 12406, 12412, 12441 and 12457 are in Shandaken too.
Homes sold for a median of $313 per square foot across 5 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 5 were seller’s markets.
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Mostly Middletown Town; part is in Shandaken
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Mostly Woodstock; part is in Shandaken
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Shandaken. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albany International Airport (ALB)54 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | New York Stewart International Airport (SWF)43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ95 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY101 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Shandaken; 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.
Shandaken had 2,866 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 528th 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 74°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 63.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 105 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Slide Mtn, NY weather station (5 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).
9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Shandaken’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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 (8 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (3 nearby)
Counts are within about 7 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Woodstock, Middletown Town, Olive, Lexington, Hardenburgh and Denning.
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.