Wawarsing is a town in Ulster County, New York, home to about 12,533 people across 131 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 12420, 12428, 12435, 12458 and 12489, and parts of 12446, 12483, 12740, 12763 and 12789 are in Wawarsing too.
Homes sold for a median of $257 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 4 were seller’s markets.
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Mostly Wawarsing; also Rochester Town and Neversink
All in Wawarsing
Mostly Rochester Town; part is in Wawarsing
Mostly Mamakating; part is in Wawarsing
Mostly Neversink; part is in Wawarsing
Mostly Fallsburg; part is in Wawarsing
Mostly Fallsburg; part is in Wawarsing
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wawarsing. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | LaGuardia Airport (LGA)72 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | New York Stewart International Airport (SWF)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Newark, NJ72 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | New York, NY79 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wawarsing; 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.
Wawarsing had 12,771 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 179th 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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 52.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 59 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mohonk Lake, NY weather station (12 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).
80 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wawarsing’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 10 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 10 |
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 13 |
| Mental health providers | 31 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 7 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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 (3 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 7.5 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.
Established in 1685.
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 Ellenville Central School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellenville Elementary SchoolEllenville | Pre-K–6 | 730 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Ellenville Junior/Senior High SchoolEllenville | 7–12 | 698 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Spectrum Services-EllenvilleEllenville | Pre-K–1 | 10 | Nonsectarian | 2.3 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 Rochester Town, Fallsburg, Neversink, Mamakating 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.