Ulster Park, New York

Ulster Park, New York
Hamlet
Ulster Park, New York is located in New York
Ulster Park, New York
Ulster Park, New York
Ulster Park, New York is located in the United States
Ulster Park, New York
Ulster Park, New York
Coordinates: 41°51′21″N 73°58′37″W / 41.85583°N 73.97694°W / 41.85583; -73.97694
CountryUnited States
StateNew York
CountyUlster
Elevation
157 ft (48 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
12487
Area code845
GNIS feature ID968115[1]

Ulster Park is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The community is located near U.S. Route 9W and 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Kingston, in the town of Esopus. Ulster Park has a post office with ZIP code 12487, which opened on November 29, 1847.[2][3]

Ulster Park was also home to Camp Chi-Wan-Da, a Jewish summer camp where Sandy Koufax, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, spent his summers during his childhood and teenage years.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Ulster Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "Camp Chi-Wan-Da". Hudson Valley Ruins.
  5. ^ Simons, Bill (July 13, 2023). "Jewish Baseball Players: Yentl at the Bat". The Reporter Group.


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