Halcottsville is a hamlet in Delaware County, New York, United States. The town is named for a Revolutionary War soldier, John Halcott, who settled in the area with his son, Thomas. Halcottsville is located on the East Branch of the Delaware River and is accessible via New York State Route 30. It has the ZIP code 12438. Halcottsville is a stop on the excursion Delaware & Ulster Railroad, which begins in the Arkville area and extends north to the village of Roxbury.
The population of ZIP code 12438 is primarily white, with a slightly higher than average percentage of seniors and middle-aged people. Single adults and families are fairly evenly split. The percentage of children under the age of 18 is small, compared to other areas of the country. There are a few older homes in the area, but the majority were built before 1939. The median home value is $272,900, making it one of the more affluent parts of Halcottsville.
The distribution of street lengths shows a power-law relationship. A composite power law with different scaling exponents for different street lengths suggests that street lengths vary with length. At 140 m +/ 20 m, the slope is broken and the scaling exponent changes from 0.917 to 2.582. This suggests the existence of two distinct street populations: local streets and arterials.