Ruby, New York
Ruby, New York | |
|---|---|
Hamlet and CDP | |
| Coordinates: 42°01′05″N 74°00′53″W / 42.01806°N 74.01472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Ulster |
| Town | Ulster |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.701 sq mi (1.82 km2) |
| • Land | 0.700 sq mi (1.81 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) |
| Elevation | 312 ft (95 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 918 |
| • Density | 1,311.43/sq mi (507.18/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 12475 |
| Area code | 845 |
| GNIS feature ID | 963066 |
Ruby is a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Ulster County, New York, United States. The community is 6.3 miles (10.1 km) north of Kingston in the town of Ulster. Ruby has a post office with ZIP code 12475, which opened on June 2, 1896. The population was 918 at the 2020 census.
One-time major league baseball player Dutch Schirick was born in Ruby on June 15, 1890. In 1921, he organized the semi-professional Kingston Colonels team. Schirick went on to become a Supreme Court judge in Kingston.
The Roman Catholic Church of St. Wendelinus was founded as a mission station of St. Peter's in Rondoubt. By 1914, it had become a mission of St. Ann's in Sawkill. At that time, the congregation, of English and German descent, numbered approximately 60.