Country United States County Ulster ZIP codes 12409 Elevation 183 m Area code 679 Local time Tuesday 9:57 PM | State New York Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 943336 Zip code 12409 Population 700 (2000) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 75% Humidity | ||
Bearsville is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, USA. Bearsville is in the town of Woodstock, New York and is located along New York State Route 212, within Catskill State Park and just to the west of the hamlet of Woodstock. The highest known temperature in Bearsville was 101 °F (38 °C), which occurred in 1995. The lowest temperature was −27 °F (−33 °C), recorded in 1994.
Map of Bearsville, NY 12409, USA
Bearsville was named for German peddler and storekeeper Christian Baehr, who built a store on the Sawkill Creek in 1839. Places of interest in Bearsville, or named for it, include Bearsville Records and Bearsville Studios, the WDST radio studios, and The Bearsville Theater and restaurant complex.
The Bearsville post office (ZIP Code 12409) also covers the adjoining hamlet of Wittenberg.