PlainZIP

Adams, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Adams, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,777. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet ADAMS-NY · Adams, NY 1 ZIPs · 4,777 pop · #13231/25278 · Jefferson County

INC-MID · RANK-MID · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $70,045
  • RANK-MID #13231/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under La Fargeville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 71% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,777
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $191,100

Nearest income peer: La Fargeville, NY (+ $2,455 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Adams

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Adams on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Adams, NY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

48th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,777
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,045
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $70,045 and poverty 7.8% concentrate in 13605.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (70.9%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Adams as a pure owner town.

Within New York, Delhi is the closest lower-income city and Au Sable Forks the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Adams.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 13605, is all of Adams

There is no split to weigh here: 13605 holds every one of Adams's 4,777 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Adams's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 83 establishments, 732 employees , annual payroll $35,953k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 13605 (83 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (19) · also Construction · Other services (except public administration) .

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ZIP Codes in Adams, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Jefferson County, which covers 37 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Adams. See the Jefferson County roll-up →

Adams sits in the lower half of Jefferson County on income: Clayton, Dexter and Theresa report more, Watertown, Carthage and Evans Mills report less. Dexter marks the far end of that range at $92,109, 31% above Adams.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
13605 4,777 $70,045 83 23
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Adams roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Adams, .