PlainZIP

Amsterdam, NY

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Amsterdam, NY: 1 USPS ZIP, population 28,937. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

U.S. Census Bureau, SimpleMaps US ZIP Code Database, delivery-area ZIP coverage

ACS city ledger plate

Sheet AMSTERDAM-NY · Amsterdam, NY 1 ZIPs · 28,937 pop · #16026/25278 · Montgomery County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-LOW · POP-SMALL · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $63,696
  • RANK-LOWER #16026/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Saint Johnsville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-LOW 65% owners
  • POP-SMALL 28,937
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $180,200

Nearest income peer: Saint Johnsville, NY ( $3,369 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 Amsterdam

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Amsterdam 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, Amsterdam, NY sits among US cities with a below-median household income, on a small-city population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

37th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
28,937
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$63,696
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 $63,696 and poverty 15.7% concentrate in 12010.

Owner-occupancy is comparatively low (64.9%) for this income tier, rent $1,000 may matter more than the home-value average.

Within New York, Ilion is the closest lower-income city and Marathon the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Amsterdam.

Population concentration

Amsterdam reads through its lone ZIP, 12010

28,937 ACS residents, one ZIP: 12010 is not the leading code inside Amsterdam, 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

Mid-pack ZBP load on Amsterdam's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 711 establishments, 12,716 employees , annual payroll $680,324k (~25 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 12010 (711 units) ; leading NAICS Health care and social assistance (142) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Amsterdam, NY

These ZIP codes sit in Montgomery County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Amsterdam. See the Montgomery County roll-up →

Amsterdam sits in the lower half of Montgomery County on income: Canajoharie, Fonda and Fultonville report more, and only Saint Johnsville reports less. Sprakers marks the far end of that range at $94,821, 49% above Amsterdam.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
12010 28,937 $63,696 711 86
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Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam, .