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Welcome to Ulster Park ...

Ulster Park is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ulster Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1865.

Ulster Park is 150 feet [46 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Ulster Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Ulster Park: 845 & 329<3>

The ZIP code for Ulster Park: 12487<4>

Websites for Ulster Park ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Ulster Park, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Ulster Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ulster Park.

  • Poughkeepsie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Kingston
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • New Paltz
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wappingers Falls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Saugerties
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Rhinebeck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Hook
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Millbrook
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Tivoli
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lefever Falls
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Lefever Falls is located in Ulster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lefever Falls

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Ulster Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ulster Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ulster Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ulster Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ulster Park. See our Newspapers Page for Ulster Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ulster Park ...

Looking for more information about Ulster Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ulster Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ulster Park.

Adding Ulster Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ulster Park in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Ulster Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ulster Park post office opened in 1865.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ulster Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ulster Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Ulster Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Ulster Park area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Ulster Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ulster Park or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/