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Altona, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Altona, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,148. 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 ALTONA-NY · Altona, NY 1 ZIPs · 2,148 pop · #20729/25278 · Clinton County

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

  • INC-MID $53,021
  • RANK-BOTTOM #20729/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Rouses Point
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 82% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,148
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $140,700

Nearest income peer: Rouses Point, NY ( $7,171 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 Altona

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Altona 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, Altona, 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.

18th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,148
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$53,021
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 ($53,021 average) · poverty 14.0%. The primary code (12910) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (81.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Altona as a pure owner town.

Within New York, Silver Springs is the closest lower-income city and Stamford the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Altona.

Population concentration

Altona reads through its lone ZIP, 12910

2,148 ACS residents, one ZIP: 12910 is not the leading code inside Altona, 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 Altona

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 41 employees , annual payroll $1,860k (~7 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12910 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Construction (5) · also Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Altona, NY

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

Altona sits in the lower half of Clinton County on income: Plattsburgh, Peru and Morrisonville report more, and only Rouses Point reports less. Peru marks the far end of that range at $125,373, 136% above Altona.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12910 2,148 $53,021 14 13
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Altona 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 Altona, .