Olivebridge, New York

Olivebridge, New York
Hamlet
Olivebridge Shell gas station & general store
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Coordinates: 41°55′17.3″N74°12′54.5″W / 41.921472°N 74.215139°W / 41.921472; -74.215139
Country	United States
State	New York
County	Ulster
Area [1]
• Total	18.47 sq mi (47.8 km2)
• Land	18.45 sq mi (47.8 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	568 ft (173 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,661
• Density	276.28/sq mi (106.67/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	12461
Area code	845
GNIS feature ID	959342 [3]

Olivebridge is a hamlet in the town of Olive, Ulster County, New York, United States, within Catskill Park and the Catskill Mountains.

The community's name is sometimes written “Olive Bridge,” but the United States Board on Geographic Names lists the name as “Olivebridge.” ^[3]

The U.S. Postal Service ZIP code for Olivebridge is 12461 which includes the hamlet of Krumville. ^[4]

Arts and culture

• The Ashokan-Turnwood Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. ^[5]

Sports

• Onteora Speedway (aka Olivebridge Speedway and Onteora Speedway Park) was a 1⁄2-mile (0.80 km) dirt oval facility opened in 1960. ^[6] The facility featured stock car racing, initially sanctioned by the Hudson Valley Racing Association which also hosted events at the Victory Speedway. ^[7] The facility went bankrupt in 1966, and later efforts to reopen the speedway were unsuccessful. ^{[8] [Note 1]}

Notes

1. Geolocation of Onteora Speedway: 41°55′42″N74°12′32″W / 41.9284°N 74.2090°W / 41.9284; -74.2090

References

1. "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
2. "2020 Census, Olivebridge hamlet, Ulster County, New York". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
3. "Olivebridge". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
4. "ZIP Code 12461 in Olivebridge, NY". Zip-Codes.com. 2024.
5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
6. Tiano, Charles J. (February 15, 1960). "Sports". Daily Freeman . Kingston NY. p. 14. Retrieved September 11, 2025– via NewspaperArchive.
7. "Onteora Speedway". Hudson River Valley Heritage Exhibit. Retrieved September 11, 2025.
8. "Olivebridgers divided on track". Daily Freeman . Kingston NY. July 2, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved September 11, 2025– via NewspaperArchive.