PlainZIP

Alfred, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Alfred, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 4,135. 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 ALFRED-NY · Alfred, NY 1 ZIPs · 4,135 pop · #23865/25278 · Allegany County

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

  • INC-LOW $40,489
  • RANK-BOTTOM #23865/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Angelica
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 49% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 4,135
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $170,800

Nearest income peer: Angelica, NY (+ $13,400 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 Alfred

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Alfred 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, Alfred, NY sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

6th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
4,135
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$40,489
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.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($40,489 average) · poverty 37.6%. The primary code (14802) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (48.5%) for this income tier, rent $895 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, Ceres is the closest lower-income city and Loch Sheldrake the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Alfred.

Population concentration

Alfred reads through its lone ZIP, 14802

4,135 ACS residents, one ZIP: 14802 is not the leading code inside Alfred, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Alfred

Citywide ZBP: 35 establishments, 1,966 employees , annual payroll $50,512k (~8 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 14802 (35 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (9) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in Alfred, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Allegany County, which covers 25 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Alfred. See the Allegany County roll-up →

Every one of the 12 cities sharing Allegany County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Alfred, Wellsville, Cuba and Friendship among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. Almond marks the far end of that range at $83,173, 105% above Alfred.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
14802 4,135 $40,489 35 1,535
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Alfred 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 Alfred, .