Halcottsville, NY
Delaware County · New York · United States
Home to 71 people across 0.162 square miles.
At a glance
12438 by the numbers
Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.
Location
Where 12438 is
| Coordinates | 42.2103, -74.601029 |
|---|---|
| Time zone | America/New_York |
| County | Delaware County |
| State | New York (NY) |
| Land area | 0.162 mi² |
| Coordinate source | Census ZCTA internal point |
Local time
America/New_York
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Distance to major cities
Straight-line, computed from coordinates
| New York, NY | 108.0 mi |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia, PA | 158.7 mi |
| Boston, MA | 181.3 mi |
| Chicago, IL | 668.3 mi |
People
Who lives in 12438
71 residents in 26 households, averaging 2.73 people per household. The largest age group is 65+ at 28.2% of residents, and 100.0% of households are families.
Age distribution
Share of residents by age band
Households
Composition and size
| Total households | 26 |
|---|---|
| Average household size | 2.73 |
| Family households | 100.0% |
| Living alone | 0.0% |
| Median age | 46.8 years |
| Households with internet | 100.0% |
Race & ethnicity
Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.
Income & work
What people earn in 12438
The median household here earns $49,000 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 12438 ahead of 15% of American ZIP codes. 29.6% of residents live below the poverty line.
Compared to the US
This ZIP against the national median
| Median household income | $49,000 ±$48,391 |
|---|---|
| Per capita income | $21,114 |
| Poverty rate | 29.6% |
| Unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Labor force participation | 55.0% |
Household income distribution
Share of households in each bracket
Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 48.3% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 88.3% finished high school.
Housing
Homes and rent in 12438
Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.
Costs
Typical values
| Median home value | — |
|---|---|
| Median gross rent | —/mo |
| Median year built | 1938 |
| Housing units | 57 |
| Vacancy rate | 54.4% |
Own vs. rent
Of 26 occupied units
| Owner households | 26 |
|---|---|
| Renter households | 0 |
Building types
Units by structure size
Getting to work
How 12438 commutes
100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 24.5 minutes.
Mode of transport
Workers 16 and older
Travel time
Mean commute 24.5 minutes
Overview
Understanding ZIP code 12438
ZIP code 12438 is assigned to Halcottsville, NY, and falls within Delaware County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 71 people live inside it.
At 438 residents per square mile spread over 0.162 square miles, 12438 reads as a small-town area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.
Household earnings run below the national median. At $49,000, 12438 sits in the lower half, ahead of 15% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.
Living here
What life in Halcottsville looks like
The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war. The vacancy rate of 54.4% is high, which in many places reflects seasonal or second-home use rather than abandonment.
The population skews older than the national median, with a median age of 46.8 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.73 people, and 100.0% are family households.
Getting to work takes 24.5 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Halcottsville, NY
Halcottsville is a smaller community, so options inside 12438 may be limited to a handful of independent inns, motels or bed-and-breakfast properties. Travellers often widen the search to the surrounding area, where the choice is greater and prices are usually competitive.
For reference, New York, NY is about 108.0 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.
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Practical uses
What ZIP code 12438 is used for
Beyond addressing mail, 12438 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.
For anyone weighing a move, 12438 offers a compact profile of Halcottsville: 71 residents, a median household income of $49,000, 48.3% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.
One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 12438 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Halcottsville may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.
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Methodology
Where this data comes from
- Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
- Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 12438. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
- Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
- Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
- Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).